Location

June 21, 2021

W 57th Ave and Olde Wadsworth Blvd
Arvada, Colorado
Geolocation: 39.8001, -105.081

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
• Officer Involved Incident
• Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
• Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
• Police Targeted
• Defensive Use
• Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
• Defensive Use - Good Samaritan/Third Party
• Concealed Carry License - Victim

Notes

Shootout between suspect, police, and Samaritan; third party reportedly killed by police fire.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: Unknown
• Stolen: Unknown

Sources

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• URL: https://www.denverpost.com/2021/06/21/olde-town-arvada-shooting/

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• URL: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/06/21/shooting-olde-town-arvada/

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• URL: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/crime/police-respond-to-shooting-in-olde-town-arvada-early-monday-afternoon

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• URL: https://kdvr.com/news/1-officer-taken-to-the-hospital-2nd-person-shot-in-arvada/

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• URL: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/06/21/Colorado-Arvada-Olde-Town-shooting/3601624317211/

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• URL: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/06/22/shooting-olde-town-arvada/

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• URL: https://kdvr.com/news/local/he-is-a-true-hero-arvada-police-chief-praises-samaritan-killed-in-olde-town-shooting/

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• URL: https://fox4kc.com/news/arvada-officer-identified-in-fatal-shooting-samaritan-also-killed-not-yet-identified-suspect-dead/

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• URL: https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/good-samaritan-who-died-in-arvada-shooting-was-shot-by-police-according-to-sources

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• URL: https://krdo.com/news/2021/06/25/arvada-police-release-video-of-ambush-in-olde-town-confirm-samaritan-shot-by-officer/

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 29