The medical examiner’s office identified on Wednesday the man killed in a police shooting over the weekend
The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. in the 2300 block of W. Cedar Avenue, according to the Denver Police Department.“Officers arrived on scene, arrived on scene pretty quickly, and saw a female on the ground,” Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said during a press conference.Denver police shoot, kill man during domestic violence call Robert Garrison 9:33 AM, Aug 06, 2023 Thomas said the suspect was agitated and began aggressively approaching officers, who were giving the suspect commands to stop.
“He continued his very aggressive advance toward the officers. One officer then deployed a taser. It was ineffective,” Thomas said. “He continued his advance toward the officers and one officer did fire their duty weapon, striking the individual who went down.” Thomas said Cole was transported to the hospital where was pronounced deceased. The female victim declined transport to the hospital, Thomas said. No officers were injured.
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