A Denver Post delivery driver on his morning route was shot in the hand after confronting a man who was stealing his car, a police spokesman said.
At 4:17 a.m., the delivery driver got out of his car to deliver a paper in the 4900 block of North Perry Street in Denver’s Regis neighborhood. As he was dropping off the paper, a man entered the driver’s car, police spokesman Kurt Barnes said.
The driver confronted the car thief, knocking on the window. The man then allegedly shot the driver in the hand and sped off, Barnes said. The delivery driver was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not expected to be life-threatening.
Police are searching for the stolen vehicle — a Chrysler 300 of an unknown color — and do not have any suspect information, Barnes said.
Anyone with information is being asked to call Crime Stoppers 720.913.STOP (7867).
Officers in the area of 4900 N Perry St on a report of a shooting. An adult male’s vehicle was stolen and in the process he sustained a non life threatening gun shot to his hand. Anyone with information is being asked to call Crime Stoppers 720.913.STOP (7867)
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
