‘Appropriate response’: Bodycam footage shows DPD officer shooting armed man

Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas called the shooting of an armed man by one of his officers during a fireworks investigation on July 1 an “appropriate” response as the department released body-worn camera footage of the incident on Wednesday.

Officers went to a home on Del Rio Court in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood after seeing a firework blast above homes in the area during a regular patrol. When officers arrived, they saw a man in the driveway grab a gun from his waistband, DPD Commander Matt Clark said during a media briefing Wednesday.

The officer then shot the man twice in the leg as the suspect apparently tossed his gun to the side…

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