On February 5, 2018, a routine auto-theft investigation in Colorado Springs turned deadly when 34-year-old El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Micah Flick was killed during an arrest attempt at the Murray Hill Apartments on Galley Road. Flick, an 11-year veteran and father of 7-year-old twins, was part of a plainclothes multi-agency task force tracking a stolen vehicle and the suspect, 19-year-old Manuel Zetina.

Flick struggled with Zetina and was shot at close range in the throat; investigators later confirmed the fatal shot came from Zetina’s weapon. Zetina fired indiscriminately, wounding Colorado Springs Police Detective Marcus Yanez in the groin, causing shrapnel injuries to Sergeant Jake Abendshan, and paralyzing a bystander, Thomas Villanueva. Officers returned fire and Zetina was killed at the scene. No arrests were made because the only suspect died during the incident.

Does anyone have information about the task force operation that day or knew Deputy Flick and can share details about his service or family?