DENVER ( KDVR ) — A Thornton police officer shot and killed a man after police said the man fired shots in a recreation center parking lot.
Just before 8:30 a.m., the Thornton Police Department tweeted about a large police presence in the area of the Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center at the 11100 block of Colorado Boulevard.
Officers said they were investigating a shooting involving an officer .
At around 7:55 a.m., an officer said he noticed a car driving erratically near the intersection of East 112th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.
When the officer tried talking to the driver, he fled from the scene, according to Thornton police.
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Police said the man fired a gun at the officer in the center parking lot. The officer fired his gun in turn and hit the suspect.
The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The officer was not injured in the shooting, according to Thornton police.