DPD Says Officers Shot 2 Men, Both Carrying Replica Guns

2 men shot by Denver police were holding fake guns, officials say

Two men shot by Denver police – one who was killed and one seriously injured – in separate confrontations in late August were wielding fake guns, Denver Police Department officials said Thursday. The shootings happened over the course of three days in the city’s Goldsmith and Valverde neighborhoods when police responded to weapons calls, Major Crimes Cmdr. Matt Clark said at a briefing. The first shooting happened around 4 a.m. Aug. 22 after off…

DPD says officers shot 2 men, both carrying replica guns

Denver Police released bodycam video of incidents where their officers shot people carrying guns that turned out to be replicas.

Denver police shot two men holding non-lethal guns in span of days

Over the span of a few days at the end of last month, Denver Police Department officers shot two men holding non-lethal guns. Both suspects in the officer-involved shootings on Aug. 22 and 25, respectively, possessed guns police thought were…