Two Denver police officers shot a man on 16th Street early Sunday morning after pursuing him from a separate shooting they suspect him in that took place just before.
The officers shot the man, who Denver Police haven’t identified, multiple times and then gave him first aid until an ambulance arrived. He is now in stable condition, Chief Ron Thomas said in a
Just before 2 a.m., someone reported shots fired on 16th Street between California and Stout streets. The responding officers pursued a man they suspected of being the shooter “into the vestibule of an apartment complex” on 16th Street.
“They identified that he had a gun. He did not drop that gun. He put officers in a position where they felt they were in danger,” Thomas said.
The Denver Police homicide unit, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the State Patrol will conduct a joint investigation into the shooting. The Denver District Attorney’s office and the Office of the Independent Monitor will review the case.
The person who was shot initially is also in stable condition, Thomas said.
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