A man who pointed a gun at two police officers was shot in the upper body this morning and was taken to an Aurora hospital, authorities say.
The man, whose identity has not been released, had injuries that were not life-threatening, said Detective Shannon Lucy, Aurora police spokeswoman. His condition is not known.
The officer was not injured in the shooting in the front of a home on the 3900 block of South Pitkin Way, Lucy said.
Police were called to the home at 8:50 this morning on a report of a suicidal man, she said.
When two officers approached the home a man came out of the house and pointed a gun at the officers, Lucy said.
One of the policemen fired two shots and struck the suspect in the upper body, she said.
The officer who fired the gun was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
The shooting was the second time in two weeks in which an Aurora police officer shot a suspect.
On Tuesday, Dec. 2 just before noon, a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old Brandon Winn at his home on the the 2500 block of South Kittredge Way in Aurora.
Winn was wanted on an allegation of stealing an Xbox video game at gunpoint from a friend of a friend. Police shot him after he allegedly turned and pointed a gun at officers, authorities say.
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com
