(Josh Shettler/CU Independent illustration)
Around 1:27 a.m. on Oct. 2, two Boulder Police officers responded to a report of gunfire on the 1200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue.
According to a press release published by Boulder Police, they encountered three people actively firing weapons. One of the police officers fired his gun at the suspects, and an adult man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
Boulder Police spokesperson Dionne Waugh said police are still investigating if the injured suspect was shot by the responding officer, who has been placed on administrative leave per department policy.
The two officers were responding to a separate disturbance call just a few blocks away when they heard the shots-fired report. Both are uninjured.
“We are very lucky there wasn’t a large crowd out,” said Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold in a press conference held Sunday morning.
Police believe the suspects used at least three types of guns, as they’ve recovered shell casings from several different firearms.
Herold said police do not have descriptions of the other two wanted suspects, as they are still reviewing body camera footage.
That footage will be made available “as soon as practical,” according to Herold.
Police say a felony menacing call, that police alerted the public to around the same time as the shooting, is unrelated.
Several road closures near the site of the shooting will be in place for much of the day. Waugh said she plans to update the public on Twitter once those closures are lifted.
Boulder Police are asking any community members with information to contact police detectives at 303-441-4328 and reference case 22-09880.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Contact CU Independent Editor-in-Chief Henry Larson at henry.larson@colorado.edu.
