Colorado State Patrol Identifies Two Troopers Shot During Highway 24 Traffic Stop

Description: Colorado State Patrol identified Troopers Clark Tinan and Skylar Hoehn as the two troopers shot during an Aug. 25 traffic stop on Highway 24 west of Woodland Park...

**UPDATE** Troopers Involved in Shooting on Highway 24

Trooper identification

(TELLER COUNTY, CO) - The Colorado State Patrol is releasing the following photographs of the two troopers involved in the shooting. Their names and start dates with the Colorado State Patrol are included below:

Trooper Clark Tinan has been with the Patrol since July 2016

Trooper Skylar Hoehn has been with the Patrol since January 2011

Trooper Clark Tinan sustained minor injuries; he was treated and released on August 25, 2026. Trooper Skylar Hoehn sustained serious injuries; he remains in the hospital and is doing well at this time.

For media inquiries regarding the investigation, please contact the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

(TELLER COUNTY, CO) - This is an update for the trooper involved shooting that occurred earlier this morning on Highway 24. 

The trooper, with minor injuries, was treated and discharged from the hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery.

(TELLER COUNTY, COLO) - On August 25, 2026, at approximately 7:15 a.m., troopers were conducting a traffic stop on Highway 24 near milepost 286 (West of Woodland Park).

During the attempted traffic stop, the two troopers were shot. One trooper has serious wounds, and the second trooper has minor wounds. 

This is an active and ongoing investigation. We will provide updates as they become available. We ask that motorists avoid the area during the investigation.

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