1 officer killed and 3 wounded in a firefight with a suspect in Lakewood, Colorado
Police said the suspect opened fire as officers approached a bus, leaving four officers and a civilian injured in the shootout.
- On Thursday, the Lakewood Police Department began investigating an officer-involved shooting near West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood, occurring aboard an RTD-contracted bus servicing Route 76.
- Witnesses reported a car rear-ended the bus before gunfire erupted; Patrick Dickman, inside the nearby Easy Pawn, heard 13 shots fired and saw about 5 ambulances leave the scene.
- A Lakewood Police Department spokesperson confirmed one officer was killed and three others injured, while the suspect was also killed and one civilian sustained injuries.
- Authorities transported the wounded to St. Anthony's Hospital and Denver Health, where a procession formed along Speer Boulevard outside the facility as Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas appeared.
- The investigation remains ongoing as the Lakewood Police Department collects evidence, with the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard remaining closed pending further updates.
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One police officer was killed and three others were injured in a shooting with a man in Lakewood, a suburb of Denver in the US state of Colorado. The man with whom officers exchanged fire was killed by police. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person trying to board a city bus. Lakewood police spokesman John Romero said the man may have been involved in a traffic accident. The case is also being investigated for possible involvement…
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