A man shot an Evans police officer early Friday, and officers returned fire, hitting the suspect.
The incident happened about 1 a.m. in the 2400 block of Quay Street, according to an Evans police news release.
Officers went to the home on a medical-assist call, and when they arrived, a man opened fire, police said.
Officer Peter Bratton was shot in the upper back, police said. He was in stable condition Friday, with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The suspect, who has not been identified, was shot in the head. He was scheduled for surgery, police said. Further details on his condition were not released.
Bratton and a second officer, who has not been identified, returned fire in the incident, police said. That officer was not hit by gunfire.
A woman who was home at the time was taken to a local hospital for injuries that do “not appear to be related to the shooting,” police said. The incident is being investigated by the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, the Greeley Police Department and Evans police. Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post
