DENVER — The 58-year-old man shot and killed by Denver police in a Villa Park backyard last week was armed with what police initially believed was a firearm but later identified as a BB gun, DPD announced Wednesday during a press conference.
On April 7, a Denver police officer fired five rounds at Joseph Martinez after he allegedly pointed what was believed to be a firearm at the officer during a standoff outside a home in the 1000 block of S. Quitman Street in Villa Park.
Police learned during a subsequent investigation that the weapon was a pump-style BB gun rifle, not a real firearm…