Crime & Safety
Denver Cop Shot: Female Officer Wounded In Domestic Dispute
An officer and a woman were both injured in a domestic incident in Villa Park early Sunday morning.
DENVER, CO – A female Denver police officer was shot in the leg, and a woman was also injured in a domestic violence call in the Villa Park neighborhood in the early morning in Denver, police said. A man was in custody, police said.
Denver police tweeted around 3:49 a.m. that an officer had been injured in the 4800 block of West 10th Avenue.
Police did not immediately name the man arrested or the officer or female victim.
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The case was still under investigation Sunday morning.
UPDATE: Officer who was shot in the leg was responding to a shooting — the result of a family disturbance. The adult female shooting victim & injured officer are in stable condition. Adult male suspect in custody. The incident remains under investigation. https://t.co/16Pg2tZ5ce
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 28, 2018
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