Fort Carson Solider shot by police had PTSD

Man shot in standoff was Fort Carson soldier; vet says he struggled with PTSD
The Gazette
By Andrea Sinclair
Updated: November 14, 2013

The man fatally shot by police during a standoff in Fountain on Monday was a Fort Carson soldier who had completed deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait.

Fort Carson's public affairs confirmed Jonathan D. Clark III, 25, had been stationed at the Mountain Post since July 2009, assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team with the 4th Infantry Division.

Clark, from Germantown, N.Y., had most recently completed a four-month deployment to Kuwait and had returned to Fort Carson in June.

Clark was shot in the chest and hand during a standoff with two Fountain police officers, and died at a Memorial Hospital Central late Monday night.
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UPDATE

Germantown soldier dies after being shot by Colorado police
Daily Freeman News
Staff
November 16, 2013

FOUNTAIN, COLO
A Germantown man who served three tours overseas with the U.S. Army died Monday near Fort Carson after he was shot by police, according to media sources in Colorado and the Fountain Police Department.

Jonathan D. Clark III, 25, died Monday night after the standoff with officers.

In a press release from police, it was reported officers were dispatched around 5:10 p.m. local time on Monday to a reported car crash and possible shots fired on Crest Street.

The release said officers found the car parked sideways in the road and that a male (Clark) in the driver’s seat had a gun to his head. The release also said that a female ran from the car as officers approached.

Police said that as officers attempted to negotiate with Clark, multiple shots were fired and Clark was struck in the chest and hand.

Clark was taken to Memorial Hospital Central where he later died from his wounds.
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