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| Colorado shooting: Gunman on loose and 'multiple police officers down' in active Littleton incident | Colorado shooting: Gunman on loose and 'multiple police officers down' in active Littleton incident |
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| A sheriff’s office in Colorado has reported “multiple deputies down” in a shooting south of Denver, with the gunman not yet in custody. | A sheriff’s office in Colorado has reported “multiple deputies down” in a shooting south of Denver, with the gunman not yet in custody. |
| The Douglas County Sheriff's Office tweeted that deputies were responding to reports of a domestic disturbance when "shots were fired and multiple deputies were injured". The Sheriff's Office called on the public to avoid the area. | The Douglas County Sheriff's Office tweeted that deputies were responding to reports of a domestic disturbance when "shots were fired and multiple deputies were injured". The Sheriff's Office called on the public to avoid the area. |
| There was no information on the status of the deputies, or any civilian injuries, the office said. At least one deputy was injured, said Jason Blanchard, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office. | |
| Deputies were responding to a call of a domestic disturbance around 5.15 am local time at the Copper Canyon Apartments on County Line Road in Highlands Ranch - about 20 miles south of Denver - the Sheriff’s Office said. The scene remains active. | |
| A number of local police forces are on alert over the incident, while a SWAT team is said to be responding. A major road south of Denver has also been shut down in the wake of the incident. | |
| A "code red" warning has been issued for the surrounding area, with authorities calling for local residents to shelter where they are, as well as avoid windows and stay clear of exterior walls. | A "code red" warning has been issued for the surrounding area, with authorities calling for local residents to shelter where they are, as well as avoid windows and stay clear of exterior walls. |
| An emergency shelter has been set up in the local area, with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office announcing that anyone displaced from their homes over the incident should head there. | |
| Agencies have contributed to this report |