police shootings

Adams County deputies find married couple dead in home after shooting son-in-law

By Max Levy

June 6, 2025 at 2:10 p.m.

Sheriff's deputies found two adults dead in an Adams County house after they shot a...

A still image from a Downtown Detention Center surveillance camera shows the moment a man opened fired on officers arresting him. One officer was shot in the neck and the man was shot multiple times by a different officer.

Denver cop disciplined for missing hidden gun that handcuffed suspect used to shoot her partner

By Shelly Bradbury

June 4, 2025 at 2:36 p.m.

Officer Alicia Martinez missed the gun when she searched suspect Daniel Cheeseman, 35, as she...

A video still from the body cam footage of an unidentified officer with the Aurora Police Department shows the officer moments before shooting Rashaud Terrelle Johnson, 32, next to a parking lot on the 19900 block on East 56th Avenue on Monday, May 12, 2025 in Aurora, Colo. (Video still via Aurora Police Department)

Bodycam shows Aurora officer grappling with suspect before May 12 shooting

By Max Levy

May 30, 2025 at 9:07 a.m.

Rashaud Terrelle Johnson, 32, was shot and killed during a confrontation with Aurora police May...

LaRonda Jones, mother of Kilyn Lewis, at Starr Park in Forest Park, Georgia on April 9, 2025. Jones is holding memorabilia and photographs from Lewis, who was fatally shot by an Aurora SWAT officer in May 2024. (Photo by Alyssa Pointer/Special to The Denver Post)

Colorado police shot someone every 6 days in 2024, data shows

By Lauren Penington

May 5, 2025 at 8:50 a.m.

Nearly 13% of people killed by Colorado law enforcement in 2024 were Black, but Black...

Denver Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds (11) reacts to a play on the sidelines against the Las Vegas Raiders during a game on Oct. 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young, File)

Ex-Bronco Josh Reynolds was not targeted for his fame in “calculated” shooting, DA says

By Shelly Bradbury

April 30, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"That was our first month living in Colorado and we got shot at by 15...

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Former LaSalle police officer sentenced to 6 years in prison for fatal on-duty shooting

By Katie Langford

April 29, 2025 at 8:07 p.m.

A LaSalle police officer who fatally shot a man outside a Family Dollar store while...

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Pueblo officer, teen suspect injured in early morning shootout

By Lauren Penington

April 28, 2025 at 6:58 a.m.

Police said the early morning police chase spanned nearly four miles across Pueblo and ended...

One wounded in alleged shootout with Craig police

By Max Levy

April 26, 2025 at 3:59 p.m.

Craig police ound the suspect “actively brandishing" a firearm, and he and one officer exchanged...

A photo of 16-year-old Savannah Pineda is projected onto a screen set up by the photographer at the intersection of West 92nd Avenue and Harlan Street in Westminster, where she was killed in a crash during a police pursuit on Dec. 29, 2021. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

More people died in police chases in this Denver suburb than in the state’s biggest cities

By Shelly Bradbury

April 20, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The Denver Post examined the region’s approach to police pursuits after the Aurora Police Department...

A person holds a picture of Christian Glass during a candlelight vigil at Citizen's Park in Idaho Springs, Colorado, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. A Clear Creek County deputy shot and killed 22-year-old Christian Glass on June 11, 2022, after Glass called 911 for help after crashing his car into a berm. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Former Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 3 years in prison for killing Christian Glass

By Lauren Penington

April 14, 2025 at 2:17 p.m.

Andrew Buen received the maximum possible sentence for criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment.

Parents of Joby Vigil, Frank and Deanine, at their home in Denver on Friday, June 7, 2024. Their son Joby was shot in a confrontation with Thornton police in Lakewood in April. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Thornton officers avoid charges in fatal Lakewood shooting — but DA questions their decisions

By Lauren Penington

April 11, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

No charges will be filed against Thornton police officers Tim Fuss, Marc Faivre and Scott...

Jalin Seabron, 23, was killed by a Douglas County deputy responding to an active shooting at Main Event in Highlands Ranch on Saturday, Feb. 8. (Photo courtesy of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office)

Douglas County sheriff’s deputy cleared in February Main Event police shooting

By John Aguilar

April 7, 2025 at 8:19 p.m.

The Douglas County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a 23-year-old man while responding to...

In this screenshot of a YouTube video, an image of a replica firearm recovered from the scene of a March 20, 2025, officer-involved shooting near 35th Avenue and Humboldt Street is shown on a television screen during a Denver police briefing on the shooting April 3, 2025. (Screenshot via YouTube)

Denver police say man raised “replica firearm” at officers before shooting

By Max Levy

April 4, 2025 at 10:13 a.m.

Jose Medina, 57, was shot multiple times and died March 20 after a confrontation with...