An armed man died after he was shot multiple times by Denver Police Department officers in the city’s Cole neighborhood Thursday night, police officials said.
Officers were responding to a call about a person with a gun at around 6:25 p.m. when they encountered the man in the 3500 block alley between Lafayette and North Humboldt streets, behind Annunciation Catholic School, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a briefing.
The man was holding a handgun, and officers ordered him to drop the gun before he made a “threatening gesture,” and officers shot him, Thomas said.
It’s not clear how many officers fired their guns or how many times they fired.
Officers began providing medical aid before an ambulance arrived and took the man to Denver Health. He underwent surgery and was said to be in critical condition Thursday night before police announced he had died Friday.
A police spokesperson wrote in an email that the man will be identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. No officers were injured in the shooting.
The shooting will be investigated by the Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Bureau of Investigation and DPD’s Homicide Unit, and the results will be presented to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
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