4 Colorado officers shot, 1 fatally, after gunfight with suspect: Police – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

4 Colorado officers shot, 1 fatally, after gunfight with suspect: Police  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

The suspect was also killed in the gunfire, a police official said. One police officer was killed and three others wounded after a gunfight with a suspect who was trying to get on a bus in Lakewood, Colorado, Thursday night, police said. The suspect was killed in the gunfire, John Romero, the public information officer with the Lakewood Police Department, told reporters at a press conference. A civilian was also injured in the incident, but the circumstances are unclear, he said. Officers were called to the area of Colfax and Wadsworth, in Lakewood, about 5 miles west of downtown Denver, at about 6:30 p.m. local time for the report of a "suspicious person," who may have been involved in a hit-and-run earlier in the day, Romero said.

When officers encountered the suspect he was attempting to get on a Regional Transportation District bus, Romero said. "Within seconds of agents approaching the suspect, the suspect opened fire on our agents. A gunfight ensued," he said. All four officers were taken to area hospitals, where one of them died. Romero said he did not have the conditions of the three wounded officers. The identity of the victims and the suspect have not been released. The Jefferson County Critical Incident Response Team will handle the investigation into the officer-involved shooting, Romero said. "Right