Commerce City Police officers were involved in a shooting with a suspect who was armed with a knife and threatening to kill his family, according to police.

Officers responded to the scene in the 7000 block of Garden Lane just after 8 p.m. Thursday after the man called 911 to tell emergency dispatchers that he was armed with a knife and planned to hurt his family.

Police said that officers tried to de-escalate the situation but the man was “uncooperative” and refused to drop the weapon after repeated commands to do so. Officers then fired their weapons at the 22-year-old suspect.

The man was taken to the hospital and police said they do not know what his injuries were.

The 17th Judicial District was notified of the incident and a Critical Incident Response Team, or CIRT, will investigate the shooting.

Per policy, the department said the involved officers were placed on administrative leave during the investigation.

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