Police officer kills man holding weapon on Colorado interstate
Police responded to reports of a Denver man walking through highway traffic
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A 29-year-old man who had been walking through traffic on a Denver-area interstate was shot and killed by police Monday after allegedly producing a weapon when he was confronted by officers.
Authorities were responding to reports of a man walking on Interstate-25 and nearly getting hit by a vehicle in Thornton at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, the Thornton Police Department said.
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Officers were attempting to talk to the suspect when he allegedly produced a weapon and was shot by one of the officers, police said in a statement.
The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead from unspecified injuries. His name was not released pending notification of next of kin.
A 29-year-old man was shot and killed by the police on the Colorado interstate on Sept. 5, 2022.
The statement did not say what kind of weapon the man brandished. A Thornton Police spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions about the confrontation.
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The officers involved were placed on administrative leave and the case was turned over to a judicial response team for review. The highway was closed several hours while the scene was investigated.
Thornton is a suburb of Denver with about 140,000 people.