ARVADA, Colo. — Video captured by residents of an Arvada neighborhood shows a terrifying gun battle between police and a car theft suspect playing out in front of their home early Sunday morning.
The incident occurred around 3:40 a.m. in an alley west of Kipling Parkway.
Arvada Police said officers shot and wounded a man sitting inside a stolen vehicle after they said he would not exit the vehicle, and then opened fire on officers. Officers returned fire at that point, according to Arvada Police.
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Car theft suspect shot, wounded by Arvada police during shootout
The video was shared with Scripps News Denver by a resident who did not want to be identified. In it, you can hear several gunshots and the reactions of the homeowner as they film the incident from inside their house.
You can watch the video [Caution: some may find it disturbing] in the player below:
Other residents in the neighborhood who spoke with Scripps News Denver said the area is normally quiet.
“Peaceful, actually, very, very peaceful. It's not been rough or anything. We've had a couple of miscreants, you know, a couple people trying to run people over at the stop signs, not stopping, you know, usual stuff," said Oz Garcia. “But other than that, no, nothing crazy like this.”
Garcia said he woke up to the sound of gunfire.
“A lot of screaming, a lot of yelling, and then gunfire, and then SWAT team right in front of our house," Garcia explained. “We heard yelling for about a good 30, 40, minutes, because I guess they were arguing about the, you know, getting out of the car.”
The suspect was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No officers were injured, but three were placed on administrative leave, in line with department policy, police said.
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