Two teenagers have been arrested after a shooting near a park in the Denver metro area Tuesday evening.
According to the Thornton Police Department, officers were near Walton Health Park when they heard multiple gunshots around 6:30 p.m. When they arrived at the scene in the 11800 block of York Street, they reportedly encountered an 18-year-old teen who refused to comply with their verbal commands and ran away on foot. The officers said they chased him and used a Taser, then took him into custody.
Police detained two more people at the scene, whom they believed were connected with the shooting. Investigators determined the 16-year-old boy they detained was also a suspect.
Soon after, police were notified of a walk-in gunshot victim at a nearby hospital. They said the victim’s injuries were not life-threatening. Both the suspects and the victim reportedly knew each other…