{"id":76278,"date":"2018-03-19T15:13:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T21:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/pagosa-springs-shooting-suspect-found-dead-with-self-inflicted-wound\/"},"modified":"2018-03-19T21:13:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T21:13:55","slug":"pagosa-springs-shooting-suspect-found-dead-with-self-inflicted-wound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/pagosa-springs-shooting-suspect-found-dead-with-self-inflicted-wound\/","title":{"rendered":"Pagosa Springs shooting suspect found dead with self-inflicted wound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=f36b3323-9c4c-47b4-a6fb-8de3ee9318bd&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" alt=\"The shooting suspect who killed Ski &amp; Bow Rack owner Larry Fisher is seen inside the store Sunday in Pagosa Springs. The suspect was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound last week in Chama, N.M.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The shooting suspect who killed Ski &amp; Bow Rack owner Larry Fisher is seen inside the store Sunday in Pagosa Springs. The suspect was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound last week in Chama, N.M.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Pagosa Springs Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>A suspect in the fatal shooting last week at Ski &amp; Bow Rack in Pagosa Springs was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near the Colorado-New Mexico line, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>New Mexico State Police spokesman Ray Wilson said in a prepared statement that officers were dispatched to a residence near Chama, New Mexico, around 1:30 p.m. March 14 in reference to an unattended death.<\/p>\n<p>Officers found 29-year-old Michael Moats of Pagosa Springs dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Wilson said.<\/p>\n<p>Pagosa Springs Police Chief Bill Rockensock said Moats was one of several people questioned by Colorado Bureau of Investigation and local detectives in connection with the Ski &amp; Bow Rack shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Moats was questioned, then released, Rockensock said. The Pagosa Springs Police Department still considers its investigation open and ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>On March 11, authorities say an unidentified suspect broke into Ski &amp; Bow Rack at 354 East Pagosa St. with the intent to burglarize the store.<\/p>\n<p>Around 9:30 p.m., authorities believe owner Larry Fisher, 71, interrupted the robbery and was shot once in the chest. He was flown to a hospital in Denver where he was pronounced dead a few hours later.<\/p>\n<p>The Pagosa Springs Police Department is investigating the incident as a homicide.<\/p>\n<p>Police have sent evidence to a forensic lab on the Front Range, which could take a couple weeks to get back. Authorities are also still looking for tips and interviewing people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we can draw any conclusions at this time,\u201d said Andrea Phillips, Pagosa Springs town manager.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips stressed that police do not believe there is an immediate public safety risk related to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, who was captured on surveillance cameras, wore a hooded camouflage jacket and what looked like snow pants.<\/p>\n<p>A possible vehicle is being sought in connection with the incident: a late 1980s to late 1990s white Toyota Forerunner or Nissan Pathfinder, very muddy, with possible homemade camouflage on the bottom of the vehicle and a roof rack.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about the suspect or vehicle can email tips to <a href=\"mailto:pagosapdcrime@gmail.com\">pagosapdcrime@gmail.com<\/a> or call 264-4151, ext. 243.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_shirttail\"><a href=\"mailto:jromeo@durangoherald.com\">jromeo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>investigation is still open<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[28,138],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-76278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-headlines","tag-new-mexico"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76278"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=76278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}