DENVER — A suspect accused of firing shots out of a car window near a Denver park is in the hospital Friday evening after he was shot by at least one Denver Police Department officer.
That's according to an update from DPD Division Chief Ron Thomas who spoke about the shooting, which happened in the 3800 block of Olive Street around 5:30 p.m.
That is near North Monaco Parkway and Smith Road in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood.
Several people called 911 when they said they saw a person circling the park and firing a gun out of their vehicle, Thomas said.
Officers who responded saw a man with a handgun, Thomas said, and ordered him to drop the weapon. Thomas said the man refused and threatened officers with the gun.
That is when multiple officers fired their guns at the suspect, according to Thomas.
Thomas said the suspect "went down" and was brought to Denver Health, but he did not have an update on the man's condition.
According to DPD, there weren't any officers injured in the shooting.
This was the fifth shooting involved a Denver police officer this year, according to Thomas.
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