DENVER — A Denver police officer who was investigating a fireworks complaint shot and seriously injured a reportedly armed man in the city’s Montbello neighborhood Tuesday evening, according to the Denver Police Department.
The shooting happened around 9 p.m. in the driveway of a home in the 4300 block of Del Rio Court.
ALERT: #DPD is investigating an officer involved shooting in the 4300 block N Del Rio Ct. One person was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. No officers were injured. Updates will be posted as they become available. #Denverpic.twitter.com/4YKxToMfR1
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) July 2, 2025
Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said two officers working as partners were patrolling the neighborhood after hearing fireworks. The officers, who were in the same vehicle, proceeded north on Del Rio from 43rd when they spotted five people in the street standing around “an object that is used to shoot fireworks mortars into the air,” according to Thomas…