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1 Dead In Lakewood Police Officer-Involved Shooting

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Lakewood are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left one adult male suspect dead. The shooting happened after 11 a.m. Monday.

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Copter4 flew over the home on S. Harlan Street where Lakewood police investigated an officer-involved shooting. (credit: CBS)

Police tweeted an update on the shooting at a home in the 1500 block of S. Harlan Street. No officers were injured.

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Police say they went to the home to find a man wanted on violent felony warrants. The 22-year-old suspect tried to get out of a basement window when he was confronted by an officer. The officer said the suspect refused to drop the gun and was shot.

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The suspect's name has not been released.

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