Man fatally shot by Denver police near Westwood school

Denver officers fatally shot a man fleeing police Monday night outside of a school in the city s Westwood neighborhood according to the police department Officers responded to the block of South Hazel Court at about p m Monday after someone called to account two people out front of a nearby school Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas commented in a news briefing The block is home to both Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest an elementary charter school and Kepner Beacon Middle School Denver police officers and Denver Citizens Schools safety officers both responded in minutes and exposed two adults a man and a woman outside the school Thomas declared Officers were running the pair s IDs and checking for outstanding warrants when the man solicited if he could leave Thomas stated When officers communicated him he was not free to leave the man began to back away and then turned and ran while pulling out a gun Thomas stated Denver police and school safety officers chased the man and ordered him to drop the weapon but he shot at them Thomas declared Two Denver police officers and one Denver Masses Schools safety officer shot back striking the man Related Articles Aurora police call in feds to help with search for missing girl -year-old man drowned in northern Colorado lake coroner finds Ex-Colorado ski coach indicted on child sex assault charges in March happening Colorado man dies after being struck by lightning on Florida beach Denver man convicted of manslaughter in stabbing over hot sauce Paramedics took the man who has not been publicly identified to the hospital where he died from his injuries Thomas reported He will be identified by the Denver Office of the Therapeutic Examiner The woman disappeared during the shooting according to Thomas Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day