Today at approximately 11:22 AM a call came in to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center.

The caller reported an adult male on a motorcycle shot at another vehicle in the vicinity of I-25 and South Academy.

Soon after, we received a call from the victim from an address in the Security-Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County.
Deputies responded and rendered medical aid to an adult victim who had a single non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

The victim was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition.

During their investigation, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were able to identify the suspect and determine their location to be a residence on Chadwick Drive in the Stratmoor Valley neighborhood near the original scene.

Members of our tactical unit arrived on scene at approximately 4:30 pm this afternoon and took the suspect into custody at approximately 5:20 pm.

The suspect has been identified as 40-year-old Nelson Boyer.  He was charged with Attempted Murder, 1st Degree Assault, Illegal Discharge of a Firearm, and Reckless Endangerment.

Aside from the shooting victim, no other members of the community or deputies were harmed.

We ask members of the community who may have witnessed this incident to call our tip line at 719-520-7777.

A booking photograph is attached.