Crime & Safety
Littleton Police Investigating Shooting
A 22-year-old woman was hospitalized with gunshot wounds in Littleton Wednesday night. Police arrested a 20-year-old man.
LITTLETON, CO – A woman was hospitalized with gunshot wounds and a 20-year-old man was arrested after a shooting incident in Littleton late Wednesday night, police said.
Officers responded around 11:20 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 5500 block of South Elati Street, police said. They found a 22-year-old woman outside of an apartment with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police arrested a 20-year-old Denver man, Andrew O’John, in connection with the incident. O'John was booked in the Arapahoe County Jail facing charges of first-degree assault.
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Police are continuing to investigate. A booking photo of O'John has not been released yet, said Commander Trent Cooper, Littleton Police spokesman.
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