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Scott Johnson Identified As Man Shot, Killed By Lakewood Police

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was shot to death by police in Lakewood. Lakewood Police Cmdr. Mark Reeves says 57-year-old Scott Johnson, of Littleton, was shot when he drew a handgun as officers tried to break up an argument between him and a woman in front of the police station on Sept. 20.

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(credit: Lakewood Police Department)

Johnson died at a hospital. The woman was not injured.

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Lakewood police involved in a shooting (credit: CBS)

Police say the officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave during an investigation by the Jefferson County Critical Incident Response Team. No other information was released.

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