1 officer killed, 3 wounded in public bus gunfight with suspect in Colorado

CTV News · The Associated Press · 2026-11-06 14:46 UTC

A suburban Denver officer was killed and three others were wounded during a firefight on a transit bus that ended with police fatally shooting the gunman, law enforcement authorities said Friday. A bystander also was injured.

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A suburban Denver officer was killed and three others were wounded during a firefight on a transit bus that ended with police fatally shooting the gunman, law enforcement authorities said Friday. A bystander also was injured.

The Lakewood officers had responded to a call Thursday evening about a suspicious person attempting to get on a public bus, police spokesperson John Romero said during a news conference. The person may have been involved in a hit-and-run earlier that day, he said.

The man began shooting when officers boarded the Regional Transportation District bus and they fired back, killing the man, authorities said in an update on social media.

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