Denver, CO
Two officers injured in Thornton shooting; all emergency alerts lifted
Two police officers were shot Wednesday morning while responding to reports of shots being fired in a Thornton home. The threat was cleared around 10:37 a.m., police said.
Before 9 a.m. Wednesday, gunshots rang out through the Orchard Farms subdivision in northern Thornton just off of Colorado 7 and York Street. The fairly new subdivision is surrounded by fields, horses and farms.
Thornton officers responded to reports of gunshots coming from a house in the 16000 block of Columbine Street on Wednesday, according to an 8:54 a.m. statement from the police department.
Shots continued to be fired from inside the home for at least an hour after officers arrived, police said.
Two Thornton officers were shot and received medical treatment on scene, the police department said in a 9:31 a.m. update.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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