Officer injured, stabbing suspect killed in confrontation with police in Greeley

A police officer was injured, and a suspect was fatally shot in Northern Colorado on Saturday when authorities say a man charged at officers with a knife.

According to the 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team, Greeley police officers were called to the 5700 block of 20th Street around 9:20 a.m. when someone reported a suspicious man running with a knife. Police found the man running east down 20th Street from 59th Avenue and tried to block his path. That’s when police say the man brandished the knife and charged at the officers.

They fired their weapons, wounding the suspect, then attempted life-saving measures. The suspect was taken to a Greeley hospital, where he later died…

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