Officer killed and three wounded in Lakewood, Colorado shootout
A Lakewood, Colorado, police officer was killed and three other officers were wounded Thursday evening after a suspect opened fire as officers responded to a report of a suspicious person near a public bus. Police said the suspect was killed. A civilian was also wounded.
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What police reported
NBC News and CNN reported that Lakewood officers responded to a call about a suspicious person attempting to get on a public bus and that the man opened fire when police arrived at the bus around 6:30 p.m. Both cited police spokesperson John Romero and said it was not clear whether the shooting happened on the bus or near it. The Gateway Pundit reported the call came near the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard and quoted Romero saying, “Within seconds of agents approaching the suspect, the suspect opened fire on our agents.”
The Gateway Pundit quoted a Lakewood Police Department statement placing the response at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2026, and saying a suspect from an earlier hit-and-run was spotted boarding an RTD bus. Breitbart reported the shootout occurred around 9:30 p.m., citing CBS News. That timing conflicts with the 6:30 p.m. time given by Romero and by the department statement quoted elsewhere.
NBC News, CNN and RedState reported that a civilian was also wounded. Police have not released the names of the officers or the suspect.
The Boston Globe, citing the Associated Press, reported that witness Teddy O’Brien said officers rushed a Regional Transportation District bus and that shots started ringing out from both sides after one officer boarded. That is a witness account, not a police finding about who fired first.
Breitbart quoted Gov. Jared Polis saying he was heartbroken to learn that a Lakewood police agent was killed in the line of duty and that his thoughts were with the three agents still receiving care and the civilian who was wounded.
Why this matters
One officer was killed and three were wounded while responding to a call, and a civilian was hurt. Authorities have not publicly identified the officers or the suspect.