Lakewood Gunfight Kills Officer and Suspect, Wounds Three

A gunfight involving Lakewood police and a man trying to board a public bus near Denver killed one officer and the suspect and wounded three other officers, authorities said. A civilian was also injured. Officers responded at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 5, to a report of a suspicious person near West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood police spokesperson John Romero said. The location is about five miles west of downtown Denver. Romero said the man was attempting to board a Regional Transportation District bus when officers approached. He said the suspect opened fire within seconds, and officers returned fire, killing him. Four officers were shot, and all were taken to hospitals. One died; the other three were in stable condition, police said. Police had not released the names of the officers or the suspect. The department said the Jefferson County Critical Incident Response Team would investigate the officer-involved shooting. Romero said a civilian was injured, but police had not established how the person was hurt. The civilian’s condition was not included in the reported updates. Authorities also had not confirmed whether the suspect was involved in a...