Vehicle owner fatally shot after confronting break-in suspects, DPD says

DENVER — A man who confronted multiple people who were breaking into cars overnight Wednesday was fatally shot, according to Denver police.

The shooting happened in the 15000 block of East Olmstead Place before 1 a.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived, they located one victim who was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

In an update on Thursday, a Denver Police Department spokesman said several people were breaking into cars in that area when a vehicle owner came out to confront them. During that confrontation, one of the break-in suspects shot the vehicle owner…

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