A shooting in Denver, Colorado, on Monday has resulted in three people dying, including a veteran police officer and the suspect, police said.
The incident occurred at a downtown shopping district in the Denver suburb of Arvada, also referred to as Olde Town Arvada.
Deputy Chief Ed Brady told a press conference on Monday afternoon that the officer responded to a call at 1:15 p.m. that reported a “suspicious” incident near the library. About 15 minutes later, a 911 call reported that shots were fired, and the officer was hit and killed.
Police said the suspect shooter was shot and killed but did not give additional details.
According to Detective David Snelling, the person who was believed to have been shot by the suspect was taken to hospital by ambulance but later died.
Both the officer and the suspect were confirmed as male. Police have yet to identify any of those who died publicly.
The circumstances of the shooting were not elaborated on further, but the police did say that no one else is believed to have been involved. It comes after the police had earlier said there were two suspects.
The incident also caused a temporary closure of a light rail station in the downtown district.
Arvada Mayor Marc Williams said he was in his car in the area shortly before 2 p.m., when he saw almost a dozen police cars with flashing lights and sirens race past him. “I knew something serious had happened. I didn’t know how serious,” he said, adding that he heard gunshots near the library about a block away about five minutes later.
