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Colorado shooting: one police officer killed and others hurt in Denver suburb Colorado police officer shot dead and four others wounded in 'ambush-style attack'
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One deputy has been killed, and four others and two civilians injured, in an incident in suburban Denver, authorities have said. A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff’s deputies early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured.
The suspected gunman is believed to have been killed. Douglas County sheriff Tony Spurlock said the shooting occurred at a home at the Copper Canyon Apartments, a landscaped complex in Highlands Ranch, 16 miles (28km) south of Denver.
The Douglas County sheriff’s office said via its Twitter account that shots were fired in the course of the investigation and “multiple” deputies were injured. The suspect was well known to authorities but Spurlock declined to name him until his identity was confirmed. Authorities had left the home about four hours earlier to address a noise complaint and returned to in response to reports of a disturbance at the home.
The shooting happened at the Copper Canyon Apartments in Highlands Ranch. The landscaped apartment complex is 16 miles (28km) south of Denver. “I do know that all of them were shot very, very quickly. They all went down almost within seconds of each other, so it was more of an ambush-type of attack on our officers,” Spurlock said. “He knew we were coming and we obviously let him know that we were there.”
Residents in the vicinity were advised to stay inside and avoid exterior walls and windows. The wounded deputies tried to pull the officer, identified as Zack Parrish, out of the line of further gunfire but were unable to because of their own injuries and to “crawl to safety,” Spurlock said.
“During the investigation, shots were fired and multiple deputies were injured. No status on the deputies and no status on civilian injuries. Please avoid this area,” the sheriff’s office said in a tweet. Parrish, 29, a married father of two young children, had been with the department for about seven months. Spurlock called him a “good kid” who was eager to work.
Law enforcement agencies including the Parker police department, the Lone Tree police department, the Castle Rock police department and the Colorado state patrol were lending assistance. “His wife told me today that he loved this job more than he had loved any job he ever had,” the sheriff said.
The four injured officers, who range in age from 28 to 41, were in stable condition, and the two civilian injuries were not life-threatening.
Boulder County sheriff Joe Pelle said his son, Douglas County sheriff’s deputy Jeff Pelle, underwent surgery from injuries suffered in the attack and was recovering.
Donald Trump expressed sorrow, writing on Twitter: “My deepest condolences to the victims of the terrible shooting in Douglas County @dcsheriff, and their families. We love our police and law enforcement - God Bless them all!”
The shooting occurred on the final day of a year that saw the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history in Las Vegas.