Early this morning, a stolen car was detected which led to a series of events and one man dead.
Around 1:22 a.m. the Lafayette Police Department received an alert from an Automated License Plate Reader in the area of S. Boulder Road and Dixon Avenue. The reader alerted police that a stolen silver Toyota Camry was in the area. Responding officers discovered the stolen vehicle in a nearby Circle K gas station where the occupants of the vehicle were pumping gas, according to a news release from the Lafayette Police Department.
Upon arrival, the officers noted the suspects were exiting the store — returning to the stolen vehicle, the release states. The suspects fled on foot after seeing the officers approach.
One man ran back to the car and began firing a handgun, the press release states.
Bullets from the suspect's gun hit one officer in the leg. The officer was later transported to Good Samaritan Hospital and is in stable condition, according to the news release.
Gunfire was returned by one police officer and later the suspect was found dead in the stolen car.
The second suspect was apprehended and is no longer a threat to the public, according to the release.
The Boulder County Incident Team will conduct an investigation to determine if the officer's use of force was warranted. The officer has been placed on administrative leave, according to the news release.
