shooting in Colorado; Two dead and four injured An armed conflict between police forces and a suspect in the US state of Colorado led to the death of a police officer and the wounding of three other police officers. The suspect was also killed during the exchange of fire with the police and a civilian was also injured in this incident. John Romero, a spokesman for the Lakewood Police Department, announced at a press conference that police forces were dispatched to the area around 6:30 p.m. Local time to investigate a report of a suspicious person at the intersection of Colfax and Wadsworth streets in Lakewood Township, about 5 miles west of downtown Denver. According to the police report, this person was apparently involved in a hit and run incident that day. According to Romero, when officers encountered the suspect, they discovered that he was attempting to board a regional public transit bus. Within seconds after the officers approached, the suspect opened fire on them and an armed conflict began.