JUST IN: Arvada police on Monday announced the arrest of a 31-year-old man they allege opened fire during a family disturbance over the weekend, killing a responding officer and injuring another woman.
Arvada police on Monday announced the arrest of a 31-year-old man they allege opened fire during a family disturbance over the weekend,Sonny Thomas Almanza was arrested on investigation of eight charges, including first-degree murder of a peace officer, the department said in a news release.
Almanza, who was shot during the altercation early Sunday, remains in custody at a hospital and will be transported to the Jefferson County Jail upon release. Officer Dillon Vakoff, 27, a three-year veteran of the Arvada Police Department and former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, was killed after responding with another officer to what police called a “large family disturbance.”
Officers responded around 1:40 a.m. Sunday to check on two minor children and witnessed a chaotic scene of people in the street, police said. They attempted to separate the belligerent crowd when the suspect began shooting, the police chief said.
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