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Men make threats toward Front Range police

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Police around Denver have alerted officers about a possible threat made against multiple agencies on Tuesday night.

Denver police say they are investigating a report of a threat made by three men at the 7-Eleven off 11th Ave and Yosemite St.

They say three men made threats against the clerks inside the store saying they are related to the man who was shot and killed at the same location late Monday night.

Police say Aurora officers spotted the man in a stolen Jeep at the store parking lot and pinned the vehicle with their patrol cars.

They shot him after they say the man began ramming into a patrol car and the store while there were people inside.

The Medical Examiner's office hasn't released the man's name as of Wednesday afternoon as they continue to work on notifying his next of kin. 

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Police issued a radio warning on Tuesday night stating one of the three men told the clerks:

“They were out looking for any officers involved.  Wanted to kill them too, wanted to kill any officers that came in contact with them.”

Denver Police haven't confirmed whether the men who made the threats are actually related to the suspect who was killed on Monday night.  They issued the following statement regarding the incident: 

The Denver Police Department is aware of the threats made at a convenience store on the 1100 block of Yosemite Street on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Any threat made against the community and police officers are taken seriously. In addition to alerting our officers of the threat, we shared the information with other law enforcement agencies.  DPD is currently investigating this incident.