"Our officers were ambushed and shot by a malicious person who should have been in jail, but wasn't because of our soft-on-crime legislation and bonds," Noeller said, arguing that leniency with lower-level offenses only emboldens criminals like Soto.

Pueblo police were called to the area of Mesa Avenue and Cedar Street at approximately 7:12 p.m. on a report that an officer had been shot, according to a Pueblo PD news release. Officers had been looking for Soto,

Three Pueblo police officers were injured in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect Tuesday night, according to the Pueblo Police Department. It's unclear how badly the officers were injured, but police said Wednesday afternoon that their conditions are stable.