WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police in Westminster Sunday afternoon, according to the Westminster Police Department.
Police said the shooting happened in the area of 104th Avenue and Wadsworth Parkway. Officers were originally dispatched to the area for a single-car crash on Wadsworth Parkway, police said.
When officers arrived, police said, they found a person they believed to be the driver walking in a ditch just north of Standley Lake High School.
When an officer tried to contact the man, police said, he fired at the officer. The officer returned fire, then lost sight of him, according to police.
Other officers found the man in the ditch and rendered aid, according to police. He was taken to the hospital, where he died of his injuries. His name has not yet been released.
The officer was not injured.
Police believe the car was stolen during an armed carjacking Sunday morning. They said there was no one else in the car when it crashed, and there is no danger to the public.
The shooting happened in the area of Standley Lake High School, but police said it was not related to the school. Police said some students were in the school for band activities. An officer went to the school and asked them to remain inside during the police response.
104th Avenue between Garrison Street and Holland Street was closed for several hours for the investigation.
The critical incident response teams for the 1st and 17th Judicial Districts are investigating the shooting.
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