Investigation Underway After Officer Fires Shots, Suspect In Custody

DENVER (CBS4) - Reports of a man with a gun kept a portion of West Exposition Avenue in west Denver closed off for more than five hours overnight.

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Police arrived at the scene at midnight after Shotspotter technology detected the sound of gunshots. Exposition Avenue was closed near the intersection with South Newton Street and it was re-opened approximately five hours later.

No one was hurt, but police said they were investigating the situation as an officer-involved shooting even though no one was hit because an officer did fire their weapon.

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Police say a suspect is in custody. That person's identity hasn't been released.

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