A Westminster police officer shot and killed a man Sunday after police say the man first fired shots at the officer.
The shooting happened in the 10300 block of Wadsworth Parkway, according to Westminster police. Around 2:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a single-vehicle car crash. When they arrived, a “suspect,” who was believed to be the driver, was walking in a ditch.
“Officer attempted contact with (the) suspect, who fired at (the) officer,” Westminster police said in a statement. The officer then returned fire and struck the man, they said. He would later die at a local hospital.
The vehicle was found to be stolen during an armed carjacking earlier in the day.
A spokesperson for the police department did not immediately return a request for comment Sunday, and the age of the man killed was not immediately clear.
The officer who fired was not injured, police said. Drivers should expect 104th Avenue to be closed for several hours Sunday evening between Garrison and Holland streets, police said.
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