Officer Shoots Woman After She Reaches For Shotgun Inside Patrol Car

Police footage-based report on a January 31, 2026 incident in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Officers responded around 10 PM to a disturbance call and tried to contact a woman who matched the description of one of the people involved. During a foot pursuit she dropped a knife and later entered a marked patrol car. While officers tried to remove her from the driver's seat, an officer on the passenger side fired three times, striking her at least twice. She was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, later released, booked, and charged with Felony Menacing. The video is shared for educational and informational purposes and is credited to its original source, PoliceActivity. The description states that the involved officer is a patrol officer with 14 months of service at CSPD and that no officers or community members were injured.

• Colorado Springs police call about a disturbance on January 31, 2026
• Woman fled on foot, dropped a knife, and entered a marked patrol car
• Officer fired during a struggle at the vehicle; woman hospitalized, later charged
• Source: PoliceActivity

* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Colorado Springs, Colorado — On Saturday, January 31, 2026, at approximately 10 PM, the Colorado Springs Police Department received a call for service about an ongoing disturbance between two individuals, possibly involving a rifle. When officers arrived on scene, they attempted to contact a female, later identified as 30-year-old Micaela Pasillas, who matched the description of one of the individuals involved in the disturbance. She was not armed with a rifle, as the initial 911 call stated, but was carrying a large knife. Pasillas ran from officers as they attempted to contact her. Officers commanded her to stop running, but she refused. She then dropped the knife as officers pursued her on foot. Pasillas continued running from officers and then entered the front driver’s side seat of a marked CSPD cruiser and attempted to drive away. Officers commanded the female to exit the vehicle and began trying to physically remove her from the driver’s seat. While officers were struggling to remove the female from the vehicle on the driver’s side, an officer on the passenger side of the vehicle observed Pasillas reaching for the duty shotgun located in the vehicle. At that time, the officer on the passenger side of the vehicle fired three times, striking the Pasillas at least twice. The officers then removed the Pasillas from the driver’s side of the vehicle, took her into custody, and began rendering emergency medical treatment. Officers on scene recovered a knife that the Pasillas was carrying during the foot pursuit. She was transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. She has since been released from the hospital and was booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center. She has been charged with Felony Menacing. Additional charges may be filed. The directly involved officer is James Mckinstry, a patrol officer assigned to the Stetson Hills Division. Officer Mckinstry has been employed by CSPD for 14 months. No officers or other community members were injured during this incident. 🚨𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠. ⚠️𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡.⚠️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Special thanks to Shout-Out Supporters on Patreon: - 'DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse' - 'Based Asuka' - 'The Evil Queen' - Benjamin Osgood - Gary Wilson - LJ - Chase - Tavia Shields - Edward Aquino - Brianna Wilkins - Eian Smith - brandon - William - Hunter - Cammy - Elisabeth Craig - Bobby Roach - Sarin Dipity - Becky Hopkins - thomas - Cody Stephens - Troy Polansky - Tulla Belle - 'quadrakyiro' - Scott Mackin - "John B. GunsSaveLife" - david wallace - Brice Danos - 'PhlyDai