Tag: Shootout
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Officers cleared in Broomfield hostage standoff shooting
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office determined the actions of multiple Broomfield SWAT officers who shot and injured a man during a hostage standoff were justified as reasonable use of force. District Attorney Brian Mason wrote a decision letter to the chiefs of the Broomfield and Lafayette police departments and to the Boulder County Sheriff’s…
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One dead after Federal Heights officer-involved shooting
A person died following a shootout with the police in Federal Heights on Thursday evening. The Federal Heights Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call near the 8900 block of Federal Boulevard around 2 p.m., according to a news release from the department. Upon the officers’ arrival, the suspect vehicle allegedly rammed police units,…
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Denver police say driver rammed motorcycle into oncoming traffic, killing rider
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department arrested a man for allegedly slamming his vehicle into a motorcycle, pushing it into oncoming traffic, killing one of the riders and severely injuring another. Police arrested 45-year-old Diego Ortega-Camero Sunday on suspicion of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault after an…
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17th Judicial District Attorney finds Thornton officer justified in October shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Seventeenth Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason found a Thornton police officer justified in the October fatal shooting of a man involved in a standoff with police. Thornton Police Department Ofc. Robert Smedley shot and killed William Skells at the end of a prolonged shootout that…
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2 arrested after Aurora rolling shootout between cars ends in crash
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A suspected shootout between two vehicles ended in a crash and two arrests, according to Aurora police officials. The Aurora Police Department officers witnessed occupants in two separate vehicles firing gunshots at each other around 12 p.m. in the area of East 11th Avenue and Jamaica Street, according to a social media post from the…
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Guilty plea ends 4-year investigation into biker gang shootout
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The last of nine members of a dangerous motorcycle gang pleaded guilty last week in connection with a 2020 shootout in Arvada that killed one person and injured many others. The Arvada Police Department said in a news release that a “significant disturbance” happened between the Mongols and Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gangs in July…
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Suspect killed in Broomfield shootout with police had violent background
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The suspect killed in a police shootout in Broomfield Sept. 29 had a violent background, a warrant out for his arrest and was a “person of interest” in a Denver homicide case, according to court records. The Adams County Coroner identified the suspect as Anthony Geovany Lainez, 25, of Arvada. Though the manner and cause of…
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Person killed in shootout with Denver police
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__tnt.youtube.players.register(‘youtube-player-976aba56-0396-11ed-b724-77a7e5d28d4a’); 9News Denver police on Wednesday shot and killed a person they say fired at them. Police took four people into custody on suspicion of felony eluding and unrelated arrest warrants, and they were searching for at least two other suspects, Denver police Division Chief Ron Thomas told reporters on Wednesday night. DPD provides update…
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Coroner: Man fatally shot by Arapahoe County deputies, not suicide
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The man who died after engaging in a shootout with Arapahoe County deputies on Sunday was killed by law enforcement, the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office announced Tuesday. The confirmation comes after the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday it was unsure whether the man was struck by the deputies’ gunshots or shot himself when cornered.…
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Larimer County deputies exchange gunfire with drunk driving suspect in Berthoud
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Deputies with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office exchanged gunfire with a drunk driving suspect Wednesday night in Berthoud, deputies said. The incident began at 10 p.m. when deputies responded to a report of a suspected drunk driver at Second Street and Welch Avenue. About 10 minutes after arriving, the deputies and the suspect engaged in…