Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 04/20/2021
Location : West 3rd Place and Depew Street
City : Lakewood
County : Jefferson
State : Colorado
Agency : Lakewood Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during armed search
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/20/2021, Lakewood police shot and killed a man during an armed search near West 3rd Place and Depew Street. Police responded to reports of shots fired and were told that one man had shot another before leaving the area. Officers later located the wounded person at a hospital and established a perimeter to search for the shooter.
During the search, officers encountered the armed man. Police reported that the man threatened to shoot officers. Officers opened fire and killed him at the scene.
