ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — Multiple law enforcement agencies were investigating after a pursuit ended with a man found shot inside a bullet-riddled vehicle in Adams County early Sunday.
Police believe the shooting happened at Alton Street and East 17th Avenue in Aurora during an altercation. A suspect or suspects shot the car, occupied by six people, during the altercation, striking the driver.
At approximately 3:55 a.m., paramedics were briefly contacted by individuals in the vehicle. The driver was standing outside the car, flagging down paramedics. However, the vehicle left the area when the paramedics stopped, according to Denver police.
According to Technician Katherine McCandless with the Denver Police Department, police caught up with the vehicle near E. 45th Avenue and Havana Street and began to pursue it shortly before 4 a.m.
"It was believed there may be people injured inside the vehicle in need of help. That is when officers noticed the vehicle had several bullet holes," said Technician McCandless.
Sgt. Adam Sherman told Denver7 that the Adams County Sheriff's office received a request for urgent cover for the pursuit as it passed I-270 and Quebec.
The vehicle crashed at U.S. 36 and Pecos. "Our deputies arrived to the crash scene and began coordinating medical transportation for the occupants," Sherman said.
An adult male fled from the crash and later walked into a hospital with gunshot wounds. An adult female and an unrestrained child were found wounded inside the vehicle. The child suffered serious injuries, according to police.
No officers fired their weapons, according to McCandless.
There was a Denver Police vehicle with heavy front-end damage. It was not immediately clear if it had collided with the vehicle officers were pursuing.
The southbound lanes of Pecos were closed at Cortez Street, and the ramp from Pecos to westbound U.S. 36 was closed for the investigation. They reopened shortly after 8 a.m.
No arrests have been reported.
Editor's note: Police initially reported that three people inside the vehicle were shot. A later news release clarified the number of gunshot victims.
