DENVER (AP) - The Latest on a police shooting in downtown Denver (all times local):
8:30 p.m.
A man who was shot by a police officer after allegedly robbing a bank in downtown Denver has died.
The Denver Police Department tweeted Friday night that the suspect died a hospital. His name has not been released.
Chief Robert White says the officer had just come on duty in the 16th Street Mall area Friday afternoon when someone told him that a man had just robbed a bank. The officer approached the suspect in an alley, gave him several commands and fired his weapon multiple times.
White says a gun was found at the scene, but he did not know if the robbery suspect took it out during the encounter.
The suspect was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The officer will be on administrative leave until an investigation is complete.
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2:20 p.m.
Denver’s police chief says a man suspected of robbing a nearby bank was shot several times by a police officer in a crowded downtown area.
Chief Robert White said the officer had just come on duty in the 16th Street Mall area at 1 p.m. Friday when a citizen told him that a man had just robbed a bank. White said the officer approached the suspect in an alley, gave him several commands and fired his weapon several times.
White said a gun was found at the scene. He didn’t know if the robbery suspect took it out during the encounter.
The suspect was taken to a hospital in critical condition. His name wasn’t released.
White said the officer will be on administrative leave until an investigation is complete.
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