Tag: Officer-involved Shooting
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Douglas County chase ends in Castle Rock with police shooting
One suspect allegedly shot at police, another suspect was taken into custody
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Aurora police officer won’t face charges in teen’s death
The Aurora police officer who shot a 14-year-old boy in June will face no criminal charges, District Attorney John Kellner concluded Wednesday. The teen died as a result of the shooting. In his letter to the Aurora police explaining his conclusion, Kellner said he found “no criminal liability on the part of Officer Roch Gruszeczka.”…
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Man shot by Denver police had no gun; hostage situation staged
A man who was shot in the face by a Denver Police officer last week staged a hostage situation to avoid being arrested on warrants and was not armed with a gun when the officer shot him, the Denver Police Department (DPD) said Friday. “From what we learned from the plan, the plan was just…
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DA will not file charges in police shooting of Jor’Dell Richardson, source says
An Aurora Police officer shot and killed the 14-year-old after a robbery on June 1
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Family of unarmed, pregnant woman sues Arvada police in her death
Francis Thompson understands that police have a job to do. His father was a Denver Sheriff deputy and his first cousin is a Thornton police officer. But to Thompson, five Arvada officers who were involved in the shooting death of his pregnant daughter were not on the good side of the law. “I want payback.…
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Denver police admit shooting man who ‘wielded’ black marker
The officer who shot 36-year-old Brandon Cole thought that the marker was a knife, DPD chief says
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Adams County Sheriff’s deputy shot, survives
A suspect shot an Adam’s County Sheriff’s deputy in the stomach after a vehicle pursuit early Monday morning, but the officer’s bulletproof vest prevented serious injury. The incident started just after midnight as a traffic stop at east 88th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, according to a sheriff’s office post on X. The deputy was shot…
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Englewood police shoot, kill “high-risk” suspect
Englewood police officers fatally shot a “high-risk” suspect after several hours of trying to negotiate a surrender Tuesday, according to investigators. On Tuesday morning, Englewood Police Department’s (EPD) SWAT team responded to help Denver Police Department’s Fugitive Unit with a high-risk search warrant, according to a news release. At 2:45 p.m., Englewood SWAT responded to…
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Lakewood Police investigate shooting involving LPD agent
Two people have been taken into custody and no injuries reported from the shooting
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Former LaSalle police officer faces second-degree murder charge in May shooting
A former LaSalle police officer faces a charge of second-degree murder in connection with fatally a shooting a man trying to drive away in a car the officer thought was suspicious. A Weld County grand jury indicted Erik Hernandez, who had been on the job for three days when he allegedly fatally shot Juston Reffel…