DENVER — A man was shot and injured by a police officer in Paco Sánchez Park after ShotSpotter detected gunfire late Monday night, the Denver Police Department said.
He was taken to Denver Health Medical Center, where DPD said he's stable. A second man was taken in to custody at the scene of the shooting, and police are searching for two other men who ran from officers.
"We don't know if they are armed as well, so we have issued a shelter-in-place while we continue to search for those individuals," Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said.
The shelter-in-place was lifted before 5 a.m. Monday, DPD confirmed to Denver7.
The incident first started when shots were detected in the area of W. 13th Ave. and Lowell Boulevard around 10:40 p.m. Monday, according to Thomas.
Responding officers located shell casings.
"So they began searching the area for suspects that may have been responsible for the gunfire that led them to Paco Sánchez Park, a park that has been known previously for shots being fired in the area," Thomas said.
Officers found four men who were in the park and asked them to stop.
"They began to flee. At least one of them dropped a handgun. Another one produced a handgun, causing one of the officers to become in fear. That officer fired a number of shots, striking that individual," Thomas said.
Officers arrested the suspect who they said dropped the gun.
The Denver Police Homicide Unit, Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will investigate the officer's actions.
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