The Denver Police Department has identified the 22-year-old man fatally shot Friday afternoon by officers following a pursuit when police responded to a carjacking. Major Crimes Division Cmdr. Matt Clark on Monday afternoon named him as Cedrick Vick.

Police confirmed Friday more than one officer fired at the man after a pursuit in southwest Denver. Clark said one officer who quickly responded to the initial call found a woman who said an armed person had just stolen her car at gunpoint.

The woman had a toddler in her back seat at the time, Clark said, who she had with her when the officer found her.

Clark said Vick fired shots at another woman before the carjacking, but police do not believe the victims have any connection.

Officers responded to the area of Morrison Road and West Ohio Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood after 4 p.m. upon receiving reports of a man shooting a handgun in the air at a playground.

The caller told dispatchers the man got into a dark vehicle and was leaving the scene. Officers attempted to stop the suspect’s vehicle, but the man drove away.

A pursuit followed as the man drove from the Westwood neighborhood into Lakewood and back into Denver, police said. Clark said the chase lasted about four-and-a-half minutes, and the man crashed into another vehicle during the pursuit.

The man lost control of his vehicle at West First Avenue and Perry Street. DPD Patrol Division Chief Ron Thomas said in a media briefing Friday when officers arrived he did not obey commands. Clark said officers tried to get the suspect to comply with commands for about a minute before he fired two rounds from his handgun.

Nine officers fired at Vick in response, Vick said. He was taken to Denver Health Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigators found a Glock 21 45-caliber semiautomatic handgun. Clark said officials are still looking into where Vick got the weapon.

Each officer who fired has to independently show they shot in defense of themselves or someone else, Clark said, adding an officer firing because another officer shot their weapon generally isn’t sufficient to justify the action.

Clark said Monday afternoon he couldn’t say how many shots officers fired because interviews of officers are ongoing. He said no Lakewood law enforcement officers fired shots at the suspect.

No bystanders or officers were hurt in the incident.

The department’s protocol for a multi-agency investigation into the incident has been initiated, overseen by Denver’s Office of the Independent Monitor.

Denver Gazette reporter David Mullen contributed to this story.