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NORTHGLENN, Colo.—A police officer has been shot and wounded while trying to make an arrest in Northglenn.
Police say the suspect is now in a standoff with officers, who say they’ll enter the man’s home if he doesn’t surrender.
Northglenn Police Chief Russell Van Houten tells KUSA-TV that the officer has been taken to the hospital and that his injury isn’t life-threatening. He says officers were trying to arrest the suspect Monday night on allegations that he tried to lure a 13-year-old girl into sex.
Van Houten says the suspect opened fire on officers when they tried to arrest him.
No other injuries have been reported.
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Information from: KUSA-TV,
