Hotel in northern Denver metro area evacuated during standoff between police and barricaded suspect

A hotel in the Denver metro area had to be temporarily evacuated Thursday afternoon after a man allegedly injured an officer and barricaded himself inside.

According to the Broomfield Police Department, officers went to serve a warrant to a man at the Woodspring Suites at 121 Edgeview Drive around 11:30 a.m. The man was wanted for several felony violent crime warrants.

Police said the man threw a knife at officers while they attempted to arrest him, injuring one of them. The officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment of what authorities said are non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities evacuated the hotel around 2 p.m. while crisis negotiators continued attempting to resolve the situation peacefully.

After a five hour standoff, the SWAT team at the scene deployed gas into the hotel room and arrested the suspect. Police said another officer was wounded when they were bitten by the suspect's dog. That officer was treated at a local hospital and has since been released.

The police department said the dog has been placed in the care of Broomfield Animal Services.