LITTLETON, Colo. — Littleton police shot a suspect at an early-Tuesday morning traffic stop when the driver pointed a gun at officers, the Littleton Police Department said. The suspect has died.
This happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday at W. Belleview Avenue and Keenland Court. Officers noticed a driver speeding around 2:30 a.m. and then saw the same car at 3 a.m., the public information officer for Littleton police told Denver7.
When officers made the traffic stop, there were two people in the car — a man and a woman. The man, 35, got out of the car and allegedly pointed a weapon at officers. Littleton police then shot at him.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries, according to Littleton police. He had not been identified.
The woman was taken into custody and arrested on several outstanding felony warrants that were not related to this incident.
No officers were injured.
A heavy law enforcement presence remained in the area Tuesday morning. The 18th Judicial District's Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting. Littleton police can't investigate the shooting since one of their officers were involved, the department's public information officer told Denver7.
Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber said given the area, there should not be a significant impact on the morning commute.
