LAKEWOOD, Colo.—The owner of a home where an officer was shot and killed by a fellow officer has been charged with several crimes.
The Denver Post reports Saturday ( ) that 37-year-old Joe Anthony Ruiz has been charged with being a previous offender in possession of a weapon, tampering with evidence, disorderly conduct, obstructing a police officer and other offenses. Ruiz is free on $25,000 bail.
Officers were investigating reports of a prowler in the neighborhood when they heard the gunfire. Police then set up a perimeter around Ruiz’s house as they prepared to search the place.
Officer Devaney Braley, who was in Ruiz’s backyard, shot over a 6-foot privacy fence and killed fellow officer James Davies.
Davies’ death remains under investigation.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
