COMMERCE CITY — Commerce City, state and federal officials on Thursday announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect who shot a police officer Sunday.
Officer Kevin Lord’s ballistic vest stopped the bullet, and his injuries are not life-threatening.
The incident, police said, Lord was walking toward a maroon Nissan Pathfinder that was stopped in the road, Commerce City Police Chief Troy Smith said.
The license plate on the Pathfinder was 697-UNZ.
The suspect is described as a white man in his late 40s or early 50s, with a thin build and brown hair. He was wearing broken glasses and a black-and-white scarf around his neck.
Anyone with information should call 911 or contact the Commerce City police at 303-289-3626.
People who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 720- 913-7867.
