Suspect dead after police shoot reportedly armed man near Denver middle school ...Middle East

DENVER (KDVR) — One suspect is dead after police said they chased and shot an allegedly armed man outside a middle school in Denver on Monday night.

Around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Denver Police Department Chief Ron Thomas said Denver police and Denver Public School Safety officers responded to a call of two people near the front of a school in the 900 block of South Hazel Court. The school on the block is Kepner Beacon Middle School.

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Officers found a man and a woman near the front of the school, and Thomas said they were able to contact them and get their identifications. While officers were doing a warrant check on both of them, Thomas said the man asked if he could leave, and the officers said he couldn't. The man then allegedly backed away and ran while pulling out a weapon.

Thomas said officers then chased a man and told him to drop the weapon. The man allegedly didn't drop the weapon and fired at officers while trying to flee. Two Denver police officers and a Denver safety officer then returned fire and hit the man.

Officers were able to secure the weapon and call for medical. Thomas said the man was sent to the hospital but later died from his injuries. No one else was injured.

During the chase, Thomas said the woman disappeared and they don't know where she is at this time, but they have her identification and believe they will be able to contact her as she is a witness.

Thomas said the officers involved in the shooting are going through officer-involved shooting protocol, and are being interviewed by members of the Denver Police homicide, Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The investigation will then be turned over to the district attorney.

As of 6 a.m. on Tuesday, there are still several police cars outside the middle school. FOX31 reached out to Denver Public Schools for a comment on their involvement with the investigation.

FOX31's Kasia Kerridge is on scene gathering more information.

This is a developing story. This post will be updated as more information becomes available.

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