EVANS, Colo.—An Evans police officer and a suspect are hospitalized with gunshot wounds following a shooting during a medical call.
Evans Det. Michael Yates says officers and an ambulance were called to a home early Friday. Shortly after their arrival, an unidentified man opened fire on officers, striking Officer Peter Bratton in the upper back. Police say another officer returned fire. That officer’s name wasn’t immediately released.
The suspect was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the head. His name wasn’t released.
A woman in the home also was taken to a hospital with injuries that didn’t appear to be related to the shooting.
Bratton’s injuries are not life-threatening.
Evans investigators are working with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office and the Greeley Police Department.
