Burglary suspect dead after shooting with Denver police officers

Denver police officers shot and killed a burglary suspect early Friday morning. According to investigators, officers were called to an apartment complex at 3227 S. Parker Road just before 2 a.m. after a resident said he saw the burglary happening on his doorbell security camera.

When police arrived, they said they encountered a burglary in progress at a storage facility or shed in the complex. The two officers said the suspect, described as an adult male, had a weapon that resembled a large knife. The suspect initially complied with orders and set it on a retaining wall but then “reacquired the object” and lunged at officers.

“He initially complied and then he grabbed at it and advanced toward the officers,” said Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas…

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