DENVER -- Denver Police, the Adams County Sheriff's Office and the Colorado State Patrol are searching for a barefoot driver who ran off after leading police on a chase early Friday morning.
Denver Police said the incident started when an officer spotted a vehicle driving on a blown tire, They said the wheel was throwing out sparks.
The driver didn't stop and people in the car fired shots at officers during a police pursuit, officers said.
The driver crashed and rolled at 50th Avenue and Washington Street.
#BreakingNews Suspects shoot at @DenverPolice, pursuit, susp veh rolls over. 1 suspect outstanding. 50th and Wash. #Denver7 on scene. pic.twitter.com/We8S3RP1xu
— Daryl Orr (@WxTrackerDaryl) October 7, 2016
Police said a passenger in the vehicle was seriously injured, but the driver ran off.
The driver is described as a black man, about 6' foot in a hooded-sweatshirt and jeans who is barefoot.
ALERT UPDATE: Officers @ 50th/Washington looking for a male wearing a black hoodie. This is ongoing investigation. Watch here for updates.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 7, 2016
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