DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. – An armed carjacking suspect reportedly opened fire on Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies Monday night, leading to at least one deputy returning fire.
The suspect was injured, taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive. A sheriff’s deputy was also injured and is currently being treated at the hospital, but is expected to be OK as well, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. A passenger from the reported stolen vehicle was taken into custody.
Around 8:30 p.m., the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office alerted Douglas County of an armed carjacking in the area of S. Broadway and E. Panama Drive in Centennial. Then, Arapahoe County said flock cameras identified the reportedly stolen vehicle in the area of County Line Road and Colorado Boulevard.
Douglas County sheriff's deputies tried to conduct a traffic stop on the western side of Highlands Ranch. However, the suspect refused, leading to a high-speed chase that eventually ended at Santa Fe north of C-470.
The Littleton Police Department tried to disable the suspect's vehicle, while the Douglas County Sheriff's Office tried to pin the vehicle. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said the suspect began ramming the reportedly stolen vehicle into law enforcement, injuring one of the Douglas County sheriff's deputies.
Then, the suspect began firing shots at Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies and Littleton Police Department officers through the windshield of the allegedly stolen car.
Deputies returned fire, hitting the suspect.
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