One person fatally shot near CSU campus Tuesday night

UPDATE 7:50 a.m. July 22:FCPS confirms man died from injuries, suspect is in custody

Fort Collins police are investigating a shooting Tuesday night in an alley near the Colorado State University campus that left a man dead.

The unidentified man was shot feet from the Alley Cat Coffee House, north of CSU. He was taken to an area hospital in "grave" condition, Police Lt. Jim Byrne told the Coloradoan late Tuesday.

Due to the severity of the shooting, Fort Collins Police Services is investigating the incident as a homicide, Byrne said.

Few details were available immediately after the incident, and it was unclear if a suspect was in custody. Police did say the area was safe.

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At about 11 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the man who was shot in the alleyway north of Laurel Street, between College Avenue and Mason Street.

"I was standing in the alley, I saw a bigger guy pull out a gun. I took off running," said Bram Creeden. Creeden was one of at least a dozen people who filed police reports on what they saw or heard regarding the shooting.

Some of the witnesses gave emergency care to the man before EMT crews arrived on scene and transported him via ambulance. He appeared to be suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

As of 11:40 p.m., most of the alleyway between Laurel and Myrtle streets — known as Dalzell Alley — was blocked off with police tape, and the nearby businesses were being cleared out.

Initial reports from emergency scanners indicated that the shooter may have fled in a van. The same scanner reports also indicated the victim had suffered at least one gunshot wound to the chest, and was still breathing when medical responders arrived.

This is a developing story; check back at Coloradoan.com for updates. Coloradoan staff contributed to this report.