Denver, CO
Man shot and wounded by Denver police in Paco Sánchez Park
DENVER — A man was shot and wounded by a police officer in Paco Sánchez Park after ShotSpotter detected gunfire late Monday.
The shots were detected in the area of west 13th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard around 10:40 p.m. according to Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas.
Responding officers located shell casings.
“So they began searching the area for suspects that may have been responsible for that gunfire that led them to Paco Sánchez Park, a park that has been known previously for shots being fired in the area,” Thomas said.
Officers found four men who were in the park and asked them to stop.
“They began to flee. At least one of them dropped a handgun. Another one produced a handgun, causing one of the officers to become in fear. That officer fired a number of shots, striking that individual,” Thomas said.
The wounded man was taken to Denver Health Medical where he was listed in stable conditions.
Officers arrested the suspect who they say dropped the gun.
Police were searching for the two other men who fled the scene.
“We don’t know if they are armed as well, so we have issued a shelter-in-place while we continue to search for those individuals,” Thomas said.
The Denver Police Homicide Unit, Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will investigate the officer’s actions.
“The results of that investigation will be monitored by the Office of the independent monitor, and the results will be presented to the Denver District Attorney for their review,” Thomas said.
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Firefighters say a car crash was the cause of a large fire that broke out north of the Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
The Brighton Fire Rescue District says a vehicle was traveling through the area of E. 120th Avenue and N. Watkins Road around 2 p.m. when it crashed. Fortunately, the people inside the vehicle did not suffer serious injuries, but the fire department says the vehicle’s catalytic converter caught the nearby grass on fire.
The 120 Fire quickly grew, and firefighters responded with engines, brush trucks and water tenders to attack it from multiple sides. Multiple agencies responded to assist as the winds continued to push the fire across the grassland.
It covered around 237 acres by the time firefighters brought it under control around 3:30 p.m. BFRD says firefighters continued to put out hotspots and monitor a large cottonwood tree that was smoldering nearly 30 feet up the trunk.
With Independence Day approaching, the fire rescue district shared a reminder that a single spark can ignite a fast-moving grass fire. They added that aerial fireworks are illegal in Brighton and pose a serious fire risk in the current conditions.
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