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Officer killed, 3 officers and bystander wounded in Denver-area bus shootout

Compiled Nov 6

Officer killed, 3 officers and bystander wounded in Denver-area bus shootout
Officer killed, 3 officers and bystander wounded in Denver-area bus shootout · Photo: The Associated Press
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What happened

An officer in Lakewood, Colorado was killed in a shootout on a city bus

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The detail

Three other officers were wounded and a bystander was injured

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The detail

The gunman was also killed in the shootout

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The detail

The shooting happened after police got a call about a suspicious person, possibly involved in an earlier hit-and-run, trying to board a bus

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How it unfolded

earlier: A hit-and-run incident possibly involving the suspect occurred · Friday: Police received a call about a suspicious person trying to board a bus · Friday: Police cars surrounded the RTD bus and officers rushed in, with one boarding · Friday: Shootout occurred on the bus, killing an officer and the gunman, wounding three officers and a bystander · Friday morning: All patients from Denver Health Medical Center were discharged · Friday: Police gathered outside a hospital, a bagpiper played 'Amazing Grace,' and a procession went to the coroner's office

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Still unresolved

Hospital spokesperson declined to say how many people were admitted and discharged from Denver Health Medical Center

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