Third officer involved shooting in a week for APD

AURORA | Police shot two people, one fatally, after officers say a truck full of theft suspects tried to run them over late Sunday night. 

The incident in the 400 block of Laredo Street was the third time in a week Aurora police shot and killed a suspect. In the previous two incidents, one early Tuesday morning and one Friday, the suspects shot a police officer. Those officers are expected to survive, police said. 

An officer in Sunday's incident sustained a head injury, police said, and is expected to be released from the hospital Monday morning. 

Here is a link to Channel 7's story on Sunday's incident.

Click below for the APD release on the shooting.We should have follow-up stories on the shootings from Friday and Sunday later today.

Officer Involved Shooting

Aurora, Colo. – On March 20, 2011, shortly before midnight, officers responded to a suspicious occurrence call in the 400 block of N Laredo St where they confronted 3 suspects. 

The Officers were dispatched to a possible motor vehicle theft in progress or larceny from motor vehicle.  This location is an industrial area with multiple auto shops and several cars that are parked in the area.  This area has been experiencing several motor vehicle thefts and larceny from motor vehicles.

The Officers confronted 3 suspects who were in a back lot at which time all three suspects got into a truck.  Detectives are looking into the possibility that the driver of the truck drove at an officer striking him with the truck.  Shots were fired.  Two of the three occupants were struck by gun fire.  One male died at the hospital.  A second male is being treated at an area hospital.  The third male was also taken to a hospital with injuries that may have been sustained in a collision the truck was involved in post shooting. 

One officer sustained an injury to his head and he was transported to a local hospital where he is expected to be released by morning.  It is unclear at this time how he sustained his injury.

Additional officers responded to the scene to provide assistance and secure the area. Major Crimes Unit/Homicide detectives, assisted by the Crime Scene Investigation Unit, responded to lead the investigation.

The officers involved are not being identified at this time.  As is standard procedure in all officer involved shootings, the officers who discharged their duty weapons have been placed on administrative leave pending an internal review of this incident.

There will not be any updates reference this incident until mid-afternoon at the earliest. 

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