Off-Duty Denver Officer Shoots, Kills Man Suspected of Breaking Into His Home

An off-duty Denver police officer shot an alleged intruder Friday afternoon after the suspect broke into the officer’s Littleton, CO, home. The suspected intruder was taken to a hospital but was declared dead a few hours later.

An off-duty Denver police officer shot an alleged intruder Friday afternoon after the suspect broke into the officer’s Littleton, CO, home. The suspected intruder was taken to a hospital but was declared dead a few hours later.

The off-duty police officer was asleep in the basement of his home and awoke to someone breaking in, the Denver Post reports. The officer reportedly shot the suspect from the base of the stairs.

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