Police seek person who fatally shot female officer at Denver jazz concert

(CBS/AP) DENVER - Denver police are searching for the person who shot and killed a policewoman at a park Sunday where families had gathered for a free weekly jazz concert.

Police arrested a man and charged him with gun possession. But they don't believe he's the shooter.

At least three shots were fired Sunday shortly after the jazz band playing on a lake-side pavilion stage finished. The shots sent waves of people running through park grounds.

Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the officer was shot in the head and died at a hospital. The officer was a single mother, according to the Denver Post.

More than 1,000 people were reportedly at City Park, where the city holds a free concert series during the summer months for families and young children. The mayor said late Sunday that the concerts should continue.

City Park is one Denver's most famous and sprawls across several hundred acres east of downtown, according to The Associated Press.

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