"As they were removing him from the vehicle, he was somehow able to access another weapon and fire at least one round, striking one of the officers in the neck," said Chief Ron Thomas.
He was reportedly stopped when a man attending a drag show at the club with his wife and daughter wrestled him to the floor and hit the suspected killer with a handgun after snatching it from his hand.
Aurora announced Tuesday that Acevedo had reached out to officials there offering to serve as the city's second interim police chief.
Two people exited the store to return the car but upon seeing officers tried to leave on foot. One of the two, a male, then ran toward the stolen vehicle and fired a handgun at officers.
Police said the woman suffered “serious bodily injuries,” including nine broken ribs, a broken arm, a broken leg, a fractured sternum and head injuries. Rios-Gonzalez plans to file a lawsuit against the two Weld County police departments.
The Platteville Police Department hired the officer directly from another agency, where he had come under intense criticism from both subordinates and commanders, who expressed deep and ongoing concerns about his ability as a police officer.
The wounded officer, who works in DPD's fugitive unit and is a 20-year veteran on the force, was shot in the neck and taken to the hospital, Denver Police Interim Chief Ron Thomas said.
A chance meeting with a local software developer led Sheridan Police Chief Jeffrey A. Martinez to supply officers with apps for victim and peer support.
Alexis Hein-Nutz was riding a 2021 Kawasaki motorcycle to her job as a detentions deputy at the Weld County Jail. The motorcycle collided with the front passenger side of a van and caught fire.
While the three officers were searching the suspect's car, a train struck the vehicle, leaving her with “serious bodily injuries.”
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