An investigation right into a deadly police capturing Tuesday in Westminster is underway after an officer shot an armed lady in an SUV, police mentioned.
Officer concerned capturing 88/Lamar. PIO enroute to the scene. @ArvadaPolice #88lamar
— Westminster Police (@WestminsterPD) July 25, 2023
The capturing occurred within the space of West 88th Avenue and Lamar Drive, the Westminster Police Division mentioned in a 5:28 p.m. tweet.
An officer, at 4:41 p.m., was on “routine” patrol within the 8800 block of Lamar when he noticed a silver SUV parked and dealing with westbound within the eastbound lanes of 88th Avenue, police mentioned in a information launch.
The officer exited his car and tried to speak with the girl, the lone individual within the SUV, and she or he was armed with a gun, the discharge mentioned. The officer fired his weapon, hanging the motive force, and she or he was later pronounced useless at a hospital. Nobody else was injured within the incident. The lady’s identification might be launched by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Workplace after household has been notified.
Police didn’t say Tuesday whether or not the girl fired the weapon.
The officer, who was unhurt, has been positioned on paid administration go away, per division coverage, pending an ongoing investigation by the seventeenth Judicial District Vital Incident Response Staff. The CIRT investigation might be offered to the Jefferson County District Lawyer’s workplace for evaluation.
West 88th was closed between Pierce Avenue and Lamar for a number of hours.
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