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Carjacking Suspect Shot After Highlands Ranch Chase, Deputy Injured

A license-plate-reader alert guided officers to the car, culminating in a tactical maneuver.

Overview

  • An armed carjacking was reported around 8:30 p.m. near Broadway and S. Panama Drive in Littleton, according to authorities.
  • A Flock license-plate-reader camera in Highlands Ranch alerted deputies to the stolen vehicle before a traffic stop was attempted and a pursuit began.
  • The chase ended just north of C-470 on U.S. 85 as Littleton police executed a tactical vehicle intervention to disable the car.
  • Investigators said the driver rammed police vehicles, struck a Douglas County deputy who suffered minor injuries, and then fired through the windshield at officers.
  • At least one deputy returned fire and wounded the suspect, who is hospitalized and expected to survive, while a passenger was arrested and the driver is expected to face charges including attempted murder of a peace officer.