Denver police fatally shot a man who fired on officers near a complex early Saturday, department officials said.
The shooting happened at Parliament Apartments, 4363 South Quebec St., just before 2 a.m. as officers were responding to a 911 call about a possible carjacking, Chief Ron Thomas said in a briefing.
Police officers saw a man matching witness descriptions and challenged him, Thomas said. He responded by firing once at officers, and one officer fired multiple shots in return, hitting the suspect.
Officers started life-saving measures after the suspect went down, and the person was taken to a hospital, Thomas said.
The man, identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner as 37-year-old Jordan Miller, was as of 12:19 p.m., Denver police said in a post on X.
UPDATE: Briefing regarding officer-involved shooting at 4363 S. Quebec St.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice)
Denver’s homicide unit, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the State Patrol are investigating the shooting.
Updated at 12:55 p.m. on May 28, 2026: This story was updated to include the identity of the man who was killed.
