Three Killed In Denver-Area Shooting, Which Includes A Police Officer And Suspect
Three people, which includes a police officer, had been killed in a shopping district in a Denver suburb Monday, the contemporary high-profile shooting in Colorado this year.
Police responded to a suspicious incident in Arvada’s Olde Town Square in the afternoon, Ed Brady, the deputy chief of the Arvada Police Department, stated at a news conference.
About 15 minutes later, a 911 call came in about shots fired, Brady added.
A 19-year veteran police officer and a suspected gunman had been killed in the shooting, according to Brady. A "Samaritan," believed to have been shot by the gunman, was taken to a hospital and died, he said.
The officer who was killed has been identified as Gordon Beesley, police stated later Monday, according to The Denver Post.
The names of the victims and the suspect have not been released. Authorities didn’t immediately describe the circumstances of the shooting but stated no one else is believed to have been involved.