Deputy Andrew Peery was killed in the line of duty while responding to a shooting in Security-Widefield, south of Colorado Springs. 

The El Paso County sheriff’s office said, “It is with a heavy heart that we share Deputy Andrew Peery has been killed in the line of duty. More information will be forthcoming.”

They continued, “The procession for our fallen Deputy Sheriff will start at 8:30 pm from Memorial Hospital. It will proceed to Nevada and go in front of the Sheriff’s Office on Vermijo. From there it will go to I-25 to the Coroner’s Office. Please line the streets with your flags for the family.” 

As per Openpayrolls, the largest salary database in the US, Peery is from Colorado and has held multiple jobs from 2016 to 2020. He’s employed by El Paso County and has served as Deputy II- Provisional before moving on to Deputy Patrol 1. In 2018, records show Peery holding the position of Senior Detentions & Patrol Deputy and then he became Deputy Patrol 1. 

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In 2020, he became a certified Deputy Sheriff with the department. 

As per the El Paso Sheriff’s County records, Peery was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 2018. Peery, along with El Paso officials Ryan Gonzales and David Fisher was involved in a shooting. 

An apparently suicidal man posed an immediate risk to those around him and the cops tried to get him to stand down. However, the individual was bent on killing himself and threatened to harm any cops who got in his way. During the negotiations, the man moved toward Peery and Fisher and his handgun was placed in a way as to perceive immediate danger. 

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Both Peery and Fisher fired their duty-issued weapons but were cleared of any wrongdoing in the matter. 

Various law enforcement agencies expressed sorrow over Peery’s death, saying “We share our deepest and heartfelt condolences with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office this evening. The loss of Deputy Peery is felt by our entire community. Our thoughts are with Deputy Peery’s family & EPSO. Thank you, Deputy Peery, for your courage, service, and sacrifice.”