FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. – One person was hospitalized and a Federal Heights Police Officer was treated in what the department said began as a call responding to alleged domestic violence and ended in a shooting Thursday afternoon in the 8200 block of North Federal Blvd.
Information was still developing, but according to a police commander on the scene, officers arrived at a storage unit facility and once there the officers “were fired upon – which evolved into an officer-involved shooting,” said the commander.
He wasn’t able to speak to the number of shots fired, but said the suspect rammed a police unit and that officer was okay.Earlier in a Facebook post, Federal Heights PD said the officer had minor injuries and was evaluated at the scene.
The commander said “because there is a vehicle accident involved, two of the occupants of the suspect’s vehicle and our officer were taken to various hospitals."
Video from AirTracker7 showed a stretch of both directions of Federal Blvd from around 88th to 92th Avenues blocked by law enforcement, which the department confirmed remained closed.
The shooting was reported during the 2 p.m. hour. Around a dozen police vehicles were on the scene with investigators appearing to be focused on a vehicle in the parking lot of a business off Federal Blvd.
“This is an active and ongoing investigation and officers are working to gather additional details. Please help first responders by staying out of the area and allowing space for the investigation to continue,” said Federal Heights PD.
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