Finger pushing
weather icon 80°F


Denver police officer shot in Sunnyside neighborhood; suspect at-large

denver police officer shooting

Police are searching for a suspect who shot a Denver police officer in the leg late Saturday night while responding to a call in the Sunnyside neighborhood, officials said.

Division Chief Ron Thomas said the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. near West 42nd Avenue and North Alcott Street. Officers were responding to the 4200 block of Alcott on reports that an unknown person was on someone’s porch.

As officers approached, the suspect fired at them, striking one officer in the leg. Thomas said he did not know if the officers made contact with or spoke to the suspect before the shooting.

An ambulance took the officer to Denver Health Medical Center where he underwent emergency surgery for several hours.

“We are still holding our breath a little bit, hoping that he’s going to pull through and be OK,” Thomas said Sunday morning. “We encourage everyone to pray for this officer.”

On Sunday afternoon, police said the officer was out of surgery and is in stable condition.

The identity of the wounded officer has not been released. Thomas said the officer has been on the force for about five years.

After the shooting, the suspect escaped, prompting a several-blocks lockdown while officers searched in yards using K-9s. Police from multiple jurisdictions participated in the search, including Arvada and Adams County.

The manhunt began just before midnight and was announced to have concluded about 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

At 4 a.m. Sunday, Thomas said police detained multiple individuals of interest but do not know if they have the suspect in custody. About 7:30 a.m., police said there was no arrest information to release.

Sign Up For Free: Weekly 7

Catch up with a rundown of the 7 most important and interesting stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday.

Success! Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

function subscribeSuccess() {
var nsltrform = document.querySelector(“#nsltr”);
var nsltrSuccess = document.querySelector(“#successnsltr”);

nsltrform.classList.add(“hideblock”);
nsltrSuccess.classList.remove(“hideblock”);
}

function validateEmail(email) {
return String(email)
.toLowerCase()
.match(
/^(([^()[].,;:s@”]+(.[^()[].,;:s@”]+)*)|(“.+”))@(([[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}])|(([a-zA-Z-0-9]+.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/
);
}

function validateEmailAddress() {
const result = document.querySelector(“#result”);
const email = document.querySelector(“#email”).value;

result.innerText = “”;

if(validateEmail(email)) {
newsletterSubscribe(email);
} else {
result.innerText = ‘The email entered: ‘ + email + ‘ is not valid :(‘;
result.style.color = “red”;
}
return false;
}

function newsletterSubscribe(email) {
fetch(“https://services.gazette.com/mg2-newsletters.php?action=subscribe&site=denvergazette.com&emailPreferenceId=69&email=” + email, {
method: “POST”
}).then(res => {
console.log(“SUCCESSFUL POST”);
subscribeSuccess();
});

}

#nsltr {
min-width: 100%;
margin: 10px 0;
padding: 10px 20px;
background-color: #2076b3;

background-image: url(https://static.gazette.com/emails/circ/Audience%20Images/dg%20weekly%207.png);
background-size: cover;

}

#nsltr-header {
color: #fff4f4;
}
#nsltr-body {
text-align: center;
color: #ffffff;
}
#nsltr-button {
margin-top: 5px;
}
#successnsltr {
min-width: 100%;
margin: 10px 0;
padding: 10px 20px;
background-color: green;
text-align: center;
color: white;
}

#successnsltr a {
color: white;
}

.hideblock {
display:none;
}

h6 a {
color: black;
text-decoration: none;
padding: 5px;
background-color: #bbccdd;
font-weight: 600;
}

@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
#nsltr {
background-image: url(https://static.gazette.com/emails/circ/Audience%20Images/dg%20weekly%207.png);
background-size: cover;
}
}



Welcome Back.

Streak: 9 days i

Stories you've missed since your last login:

Stories you've saved for later:

Recommended stories based on your interests:

Edit my interests