Lakewood police shooting closes EB West Colfax Avenue

Scant details are available about a Lakewood police shooting that closed eastbound West Colfax Avenue on Friday afternoon Related Articles Man armed with knife shot killed by Greeley police Man killed in Aurora police shooting near airport park-and-ride Aurora again tightens community comment rules at City Council meetings as protests of police conduct continue Charges dropped against officers in Christian Glass death in deal for additional training video Man hospitalized after car chase police shooting in Lincoln County The Lakewood Police Department posted about the police shooting near West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard at p m but did not say how several people were shot the nature of their injuries or if any officers were injured According to News a man accused of shoplifting from Home Depot was shot and injured by a Lakewood police officer after he threatened officers who confronted him Eastbound lanes of West Colfax are closed between Zephyr Street and Wadsworth for the research and will be closed for several hours police leaders commented This is a progressing story and will be updated Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day