ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A man wanted for suspected arson was injured in a shootout with Adams County deputies in Commerce City Monday morning, more than two hours after deputies closed several roads near 96th Avenue and Interstate 76.
The shooting happened after deputies responded to a fire at the Super 8 hotel near I-76 and 88th Avenue. At the scene, deputies learned the suspect fled the area on foot but were able to contact him near 96th Avenue and the I-76 Frontage Road.
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Several roads closed in Adams County as law enforcement responds to shooting involving deputieso
“During the encounter, shots were fired, and the male was struck by gunfire,” an Adams County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said in a news release. A knife was recovered at the scene…