Friday, July 27, 2007
2 officers shot during DUI stop
Two Officers Shot During DUI Stop
Suspect shot in exchange of gunfire
26 Jul 2007
An Arapahoe County Sheriff's Deputy and a Colorado State Patrol Trooper were shot during a DUI stop Thursday night. SideBar
DENVER
2 officers were wounded Thursday during a scuffle with a person armed with a gun that went off.
The suspect was shot in the head, Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman said.
Wounded were Arapahoe County Sheriff's Lt. Steve Curti, a 27-year law enforcement veteran who was shot in his left wrist, and Colorado State Trooper Dennis Wilder, a nine-year veteran who was shot in his left foot, Whitman said.
Another Denver police officer suffered a possible broken nose.
About 45 police officers from metro area law enforcement agencies were staffing a DUI Task Force checkpoint when Wilder stopped a small SUV for a broken windshield. The driver pulled into a convenience store where Curti and another deputy were stopped.
After a background check, the driver was taken into custody and Cobernick arrived to assist. He opened the passenger side door and that's when the armed suspect emerged.
All four officers were wrestling with the suspect that ended when an Arapahoe County sheriff's deputy drew his gun and shot the suspect.
Suspect shot in exchange of gunfire
26 Jul 2007
An Arapahoe County Sheriff's Deputy and a Colorado State Patrol Trooper were shot during a DUI stop Thursday night. SideBar
DENVER
2 officers were wounded Thursday during a scuffle with a person armed with a gun that went off.
The suspect was shot in the head, Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman said.
Wounded were Arapahoe County Sheriff's Lt. Steve Curti, a 27-year law enforcement veteran who was shot in his left wrist, and Colorado State Trooper Dennis Wilder, a nine-year veteran who was shot in his left foot, Whitman said.
Another Denver police officer suffered a possible broken nose.
About 45 police officers from metro area law enforcement agencies were staffing a DUI Task Force checkpoint when Wilder stopped a small SUV for a broken windshield. The driver pulled into a convenience store where Curti and another deputy were stopped.
After a background check, the driver was taken into custody and Cobernick arrived to assist. He opened the passenger side door and that's when the armed suspect emerged.
All four officers were wrestling with the suspect that ended when an Arapahoe County sheriff's deputy drew his gun and shot the suspect.
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 9:01 AM 
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