Several officers in Colorado were shot while responding to a disturbance in Douglas County, near Denver, on Sunday, Dec. 31, according to media reports.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team is responding to a home near the 3400 block of County Line Road, the Denver Post reported.
“We have multiple officers down,” said Deputy Jason Blanchard of the shooting in Highlands Ranch. “We are not giving numbers or status at this point, we are still working on getting the suspect in custody.”
#Breaking: we just heard gunshots in the distance. Police are now closing Colorado at otero. We are moving to the media staging area. @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/7sZi7LjBiP
— Meghan Lopez (@Meghan_Lopez) December 31, 2017
A Code Red was sent out regarding this incident. Any citizens in the affected area are instructed to shelter in place, avoid windows and stay away from exterior walls. pic.twitter.com/RgutCEqgJA
— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) December 31, 2017
At around 10:40 p.m. ET, the office tweeted: “This morning deputies responded to the Copper Canyon Apartments for a Domestic Disturbance. During the Investigation, shots were fired and multiple deputies were injured. No status on the deputies and no status on civilian injuries. Please avoid this area.”
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office added in an earlier tweet that residents need to shelter in place and avoid windows.
“DCSO is working an officer down call in the area of County Line Rd between Colorado Blvd and University Blvd. This is an active event, please avoid the area,” it tweeted.
The officers were shot while responding to a disturbance call at around 6 a.m. local time, the Denver Post reported.
The sheriff’s office, meanwhile, told 11 News that the incident is “not looking good for us.”
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