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Man Who Shot At Officers Sentenced To 45 Years

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4)- A judge in Arapahoe County has sentenced a man to 45 years in prison after a crime spree ended with police officers shooting him.

A jury convicted Keith Roberts in January on two counts of assault against Denver police officers and six counts of felony menacing.

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Keith Roberts (credit: Aurora Police)

The chase began in Denver's Montbello neighborhood on June 18, 2017 after Roberts allegedly threatened a family member with a gun.

Denver police officers chased him into Aurora and officers were able to stop his vehicle outside the condo where he lives. That's at East Alameda Parkway and East Ohio Drive.

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Witnesses said they heard an outbreak of gunfire after that. Officers wound up hitting Roberts and he was taken to the hospital. A witness told CBS4 they saw officers take an AR-15 out of the back seat of the suspect's car afterwards.

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Roberts recovered from his injuries.

On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 45 years in prison.

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