One Lakewood police officer killed, three others wounded in shootout with suspect – The Colorado Sun

One Lakewood police officer killed, three others wounded in shootout with suspect  The Colorado Sun

Lakewood police were fired on when they responded to reports of a suspicious person at the intersection of West Colfax and Wadsworth. A Lakewood Police Department officer was killed and three others were wounded in a shootout Thursday night on a Regional Transportation District bus. The suspect, a man, was shot by police and killed. A bystander was also hurt in the incident. Lakewood police said they were called to the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard on reports of a suspicious person at about 6:30 p.m. When officers arrived, police say the suspect — who was attempting to board the bus — started shooting at them. RTD posted about the shooting on social media, saying it was “deeply concerned” by a shooting that happened “aboard” one of its buses “Our thoughts are with those affected directly by this incident,” RTD said in its post.

Police have not released the name of the officer killed or those wounded, nor did they identify the suspect. “It appears that the suspect had been involved — possibly — in a hit-and-run earlier in the day,” Lakewood police spokesperson, John Romero, said at a news conference Thursday night near the shooting scene. “We will be releasing more tomorrow.” Romero did not share information on the condition of the three wounded officers but