Officer-Involved Shooting In Park Hill Alley Ruled Justified
DENVER (CBS4) - Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey has determined an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Park Hill in late August was justified.
The shooting happened on Aug. 22 after an officer in an undercover car observed a suspicious vehicle near 28th Avenue and Forest Street and called for uniformed backup. It was determined the car was stolen during an armed carjacking that happened in Aurora earlier in the day.
"The stolen vehicle, a black 2008 Infiniti G37 occupied by three male suspects, turned northbound into the alley between Fairfax Street and Forest Street," police said in a statement. "The undercover officer then observed the stolen vehicle begin backing down the alley while a marked DPD car pulled into the south end of the alley, stopping some distance behind the stolen vehicle."
The stolen vehicle then backed into the marked police cruiser and the suspects began to exit the car.
"The suspect who exited the passenger side of the stolen vehicle produced a handgun from his waist area and started to bring the gun up towards officers," police said. "Two officers, feeling threatened for their lives and the lives of others, discharged their firearms striking the suspect, who then fled to the north end of the alley where he was taken into custody."
The suspect who was shot, later identified as Kylear A.Williams, was taken to the hospital. He survived the shooting with wounds to his hands and to his right upper back, right shoulder, right side of his neck, and the right side of his cheek and jaw.
"The other two suspects also fled on foot were taken into custody a short time later and were not injured."
Detective Jon Crowe and Officer Jimmy Sheppard have been cleared in the shooting.
