DA Declines Charges, Rules 2025 Colorado Springs Police Shooting Justified

Overview

• The Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office said no charges will be filed in the March 31, 2025 shooting involving Officer Carlos Pittman and 38-year-old Nathanial Altman.
• Police reported responding to calls about vehicle break-ins and a witness who said Altman pointed a gun before officers found him in a downtown parking lot.
• Investigators say Altman ignored commands and ran toward an occupied car and nearby bystanders along Pikes Peak Avenue, prompting Pittman to fire three shots and hit him twice.
• Officers recovered a loaded handgun from Altman, and a toxicology report later showed drug use, details that factored into the prosecutorial review.
• The DA determined a taser would likely have been ineffective given distance and speed, and Pittman told investigators he feared a mass-casualty incident; officers attempted aid, but Altman died at the scene.