1 Officer Killed and 3 Wounded in a Firefight with a Suspect in Lakewood, Colorado – WTOP News
Witnesses said a car hit an RTD bus before shots were fired, and police have not confirmed how many officers were injured.
- 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 policeman was killed, four more people were injured in a shootout in Colorado — the suspect was eliminated
One policeman was killed, four more people were injured in a shootout in Colorado — the suspect was eliminated.Security forces arrived in Lakewood to respond to a call about a suspicious bus passenger. The man opened fire on the police, who returned...
One police officer was killed and three others were injured during an exchange of fire with a man in Lakewood, Colorado, United States, before he was shot dead by the police.
A representative of the Lakewood police, John Romero, reported that in the United States state of Colorado, a law enforcement officer had been killed and a suspect had been injured and four others had been injured. The incident occurred at the intersection of West Colfax and Boulevard Wadsworth, where the police had arrived after a suspicious person had been reported. The suspect had taken a bus and opened fire when patrols approached him and ha…
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