ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — An Englewood police officer was injured and a suspect has been hospitalized following a stabbing at a Denny’s restaurant early Monday morning.
Police were dispatched to the Denny’s located at 275 W. Hampden Ave. on a report of a suspect who had pulled a knife on an employee and tried to stab them before holding up in the bathroom of the diner, according to a news release from the Englewood Police Department.
Shortly after officers arrived and tried contacting the suspect, the man pulled out a knife and charged at the officers, stabbing one of them around the shoulder. Another officer then shot the suspect, and police were able to disarm him.
Officers immediately rendered aid and called for medical assistance. The injured officer was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and released. The suspect is currently being treated for his injuries. His condition was not immediately available…