One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting sparked by an attempted break-in at a Thornton home early Wednesday morning, police officials said.
Officers responded to a 911 call about at 4:30 a.m., the Thornton Police Department said in a news release.
The caller described a “suspect vehicle,” and arriving officers saw the vehicle leaving the area and started chasing it. Police stopped the vehicle by hitting it near West 56th Avenue and Federal Boulevard, just off of Interstate 76
Four people were inside the vehicle, including one man who had been fatally shot. The remaining three suspects were arrested, including one who tried to flee the scene on foot.
Officers also found an injured 35-year-old man where the shooting happened, in the 9600 block of Huron Street. The man had also been shot and was taken to the hospital, but did not have life-threatening injuries, police said.
Investigators believe the group of suspects was trying to break into a home when they were confronted by people living there, which is when the shooting happened.
Information about what charges the three suspects are suspected of was not immediately available.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
