Shooter kills 4, injures police officer, others around Denver; police say suspect is dead
A string of shootings across the Denver metro area left multiple people dead and a police officer injured, authorities said. Police confirm there are at least four dead. The suspect is also dead, authorities said.
At least four people are dead and a police officer and others injured after a string of shootings Monday evening across the Denver metro area, authorities said.
The suspect is also dead, they said. The motive isn’t clear.
The rampage is among the latest of more than 675 mass shootings in the United States so far this year that left four or more people dead or injured, according to Gun Violence Archive.
“There are four significant locations where gunfire took place in the city and county of Denver,” Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said late Monday at a news conference.
The shootings began just after 5 p.m., when two women were killed and a man injured, Pazen said.
Police investigate after two women were killed and a man was injured December 27 in shootings around Denver.
Police stand outside the Belmar shopping center where they say the suspect in a shooting spree that claimed five lives was shot and killed on December 27 in Lakewood, Colorado.
A man then was killed at a second location. And at a third site, a gun was fired, with no injuries reported.
Denver Police chased a vehicle, exchanging gunfire with the suspect, Pazen continued.
“We believe the individual, after disabling the police car, fled into Lakewood,” Pazen said, about eight miles west of downtown Denver.
Police there got a call of shots fired at a business just before 6 p.m., Lakewood Police spokesman John Romero said during a news conference.
One person was pronounced dead at that scene, he said.
Lakewood Police found the suspect’s car, and as they approached, the driver began shooting and police returned fire, Romero said.
The suspect then ran to a nearby shopping area and threatened another business before taking cover at a Hyatt Place hotel, Romero said.
There, the suspect allegedly shot a clerk, he said. “That person was taken to the hospital; we do not know the extent of the injuries there or exactly how that person is doing.”
The suspect then took off again, and when confronted by a Lakewood Police officer, shot and struck the officer, who is undergoing surgery.
More gunfire was exchanged between police and the suspect, who was killed, police said.
There is no threat to the community, authorities said.
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20 of America’s deadliest mass shootings in the past 10 years
July 20, 2012: Aurora, Colorado
Incident date: July 20, 2012
City/county: Aurora, Colorado
Killed: 12
Family members stand outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought for questioning after a gunman opened fire at the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises Batman movie Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo.
Dec. 14, 2012: Newtown, Connecticut
Incident date: Dec. 14, 2012
City/county: Newtown, Connecticut
Killed: 26
Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire, leaving 26 people dead, including 20 children on Dec. 14, 2012.
Sept. 16, 2013: Washington, D.C.
Incident date: Sept. 16, 2013
City/county: Washington, D.C.
Killed: 12
A police boat patrols near the scene of a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Washington. At least one gunman opened fire inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard.
June 17, 2015: Charleston, South Carolina
Incident date: June 17, 2015
City/county: Charleston, South Carolina
Killed: 9
Worshippers embrace following a group prayer across the street from the scene of a shooting at Emanuel AME Church, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside the historic black church, killing multiple people, including the pastor, in an assault that authorities described as a hate crime.
Oct. 1, 2015: Roseburg, Oregon
Incident date: Oct. 1, 2015
City/county: Roseburg, Oregon
Killed: 10
A woman is comforted as friends and family wait for students at the local fairgrounds after a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.
Dec. 2, 2015: San Bernardino, California
Incident date: Dec. 2, 2015
City/county: San Bernardino, California
Killed: 14
Authorities search for a suspect following a shooting that killed multiple people at a social services facility Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif.
June 12, 2016: Orlando, Florida
Incident date: June 12, 2016
City/county: Orlando, Florida
Killed: 49
Police officers direct family members away from a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla. A gunman massacred 49 people and wounded many others at the gay nightclub.
Oct. 1, 2017: Las Vegas, Nevada
Incident date: Oct. 1, 2017
City/county: Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed: 58
In this Oct. 3, 2017, file photo, windows are broken at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino in Las Vegas, the room from where Stephen Craig Paddock fired on a nearby music festival, killed 58 and injuring hundreds on Oct. 1, 2017.
Nov. 5, 2017: Sutherland Springs, Texas
Incident date: Nov. 5, 2017
City/county: Sutherland Springs, Texas
Killed: 25
A law enforcement official walks past the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Feb. 14, 2018: Parkland, Florida
Incident date: Feb. 14, 2018
City/county: Parkland, Florida
Killed: 17
Parents wait for news after a reports of a shooting that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.
May 18, 2018: Santa Fe, Texas
Incident date: May 18, 2018
City/county: Santa Fe, Texas
Killed: 10
People react outside the unification center at the Alamo Gym, following a shooting at Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas.
Oct. 27, 2018: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Incident date: Oct. 27, 2018
City/county: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed: 11
Students from the Yeshiva School in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, pay their respects as the funeral procession for Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz passes their school en route to Homewood Cemetery following a funeral service at the Jewish Community Center, Tuesday Oct. 30, 2018.
Nov. 7, 2018: Thousand Oaks, California
Incident date: Nov. 7, 2018
City/county: Thousand Oaks, California
Killed: 12
In this image taken from video a victim is treated near the scene of a shooting, Wednesday evening, Nov. 7, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. A hooded gunman dressed entirely in black opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar holding a weekly “college night” in Southern California, killing multiple people and sending hundreds fleeing including some who used barstools to break windows and escape, authorities said Thursday. The gunman was later found dead at the scene.
May 31, 2019: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Incident date: May 31, 2019
City/county: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Killed: 12
A police chaplain heads toward Princess Anne Middle School in Virginia Beach, Va, on Friday, May 31, 2019. A longtime city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, killing 11 people before police shot and killed him, authorities said. Six other people were wounded in the shooting, including a police officer whose bulletproof vest saved his life, said Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera.
Aug. 3, 2019: El Paso, Texas
Incident date: Aug. 3, 2019
City/county: El Paso, Texas
Killed: 23
An El Paso police officer talks to a store employee following a shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Multiple people were killed and one person was in custody after a shooter went on a rampage at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso said.
Aug. 4, 2019: Dayton, Ohio
Incident date: Aug. 4, 2019
City/county: Dayton, Ohio
Killed: 9
Shoes are piled outside the scene of a mass shooting at Ned Peppers bar, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Nine people in Ohio were killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours.
Aug. 31, 2019: Midland, Texas
Incident date: Aug. 31, 2019
City/county: Midland, Texas
Killed: 7
Law enforcement officials process the crime scene from a shooting which ended with the shooter being shot dead by police in a stolen mail van, right, in Odessa, Texas. The mass shooting in West Texas spread terror over more than 10 miles as the gunman fired from behind the wheel of a car.
March 16, 2021: Atlanta
Incident date: March 16, 2021
City/county: Atlanta, Georgia
Killed: 8
Law enforcement officials confer outside a massage parlor following a shooting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left eight people dead, several of them women of Asian descent, authorities said Tuesday.
March 22, 2021: Boulder, Colorado
Incident date: March 22, 2021
City/county: Boulder, Colorado
Killed: 10
Police work on the scene outside a King Soopers grocery store where gunman killed 10 people on Monday, March 22, 2021, in Boulder, Colo.
April 15, 2021: Indianapolis
Incident date: April 15, 2021
City/county: Indianapolis
Killed: 9
Police stand near the scene where multiple people were shot at the FedEx Ground facility early Friday morning, April 16, 2021, in Indianapolis. A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before apparently taking his own life in a late-night attack at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said.
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