Colorado officers shoot and injure suspect who allegedly tried to dodge police several times

Police officers in the western part of the Denver metro area on Tuesday shot a suspected criminal who they say was armed. That's according to a Lakewood police spokesman, who said the suspect was taken to the hospital afterward with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.  

John Romero from the Lakewood Police Department said the suspect was a male and was wanted on warrants including felony eluding. On Tuesday morning he said officers came close to arresting him but he escaped. Romero said officers saw that he was in a vehicle and had a gun with him at the time. He drove off from that scene and reportedly nearly hit officers with his car.

Many hours later officers located the suspect at an apartment complex near Pierce Street and Colfax Avenue in Lakewood. That's close to the strip mall where the popular restaurant Casa Bonita is located.

When the suspect saw police in the late afternoon he allegedly tried to run away with a gun in his hand but one or more officers shot him after he refused orders to halt. Police said those officers were from the Golden and Denver police departments.

The further circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation but authorities said a gun was found at the shooting scene that allegedly belonged to the suspect. Multiple police agencies are involved in the investigation of the crime scene.

No officers were hurt.