The 32-year-old man was shot twice by police and has since been released from the hospital, Cmdr. Matt Clark said at a Thursday news conference intended to update the public on the investigation. The man is charged with unlawfully carrying a firearm and carrying a prohibited high-capacity magazine.

Police were patrolling the Cedar Run apartment complex at 888 South Oneida St. at 1:40 p.m. on Nov. 27 when they noticed the man moving boxes outside of his vehicle and saw he had a handgun between his belt and pants on the back side of his waistband, Clark said.

Loud music can be heard blaring from a black truck in body-worn camera footage as officers ordered the man to put his hands on his head and get on his knees.

Officers told the man it’s illegal to open carry in Denver as they ordered him to put his hands on his head, according to the footage.

The man refused to comply and told officers he didn’t “want to live in this world” and that they “have no idea how bad it is.”

The man also told officers he doesn’t trust them because he’s been betrayed by cops before.

Officers repeatedly told the man they didn’t want to shoot him and to comply so they could take his gun and be done with it, according to the footage.

Approximately five minutes into the encounter, the man appeared to reach for something behind his back and two officers fired at him five times, causing him to fall to the ground. Officers handcuffed him and began medical aid, according to the footage and Clark.

The man was shot in the upper neck and had a graze wound to his arm, Clark said. Police recovered a Glock 17 9mm handgun loaded with 17 bullets from the scene. Colorado law prohibits magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.

Police Chief Ron Thomas said Thursday he was pleased with how the officers reacted to the situation.

“I think they took a significant amount of time to de-escalate that situation,” Thomas said. “I don’t believe any officer wanted to fire in this particular case.”

The officers who fired their guns have been placed on modified duty while they undergo a department reintegration program, Clark said.

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Police say the officer, whose name has not been released, was shot after pulling over a vehicle shortly before noon in the rural town of Cortez in the Four Corners region, where New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado meet. The suspects fled in their vehicle, and shots were exchanged with police a short time later.

One of the suspects was shot and died at the scene. Another was taken into custody.

The injured police officer was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.

No other information has been released.

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Investigators have not determined if 42-year-old Joshua Mitchell had a plan when he abandoned his vehicle in the street and walked a mile to Commons Park while carrying an AK-47 semi-automatic rifle and 14 magazines of ammunition covered by a blanket, Cmdr. Matt Clark said in a Wednesday news conference about the investigation.

The department is still working to get information from Mitchell’s cell phone and social media accounts, Clark said.

Police initially responded to reports of a man with a rifle yelling at a group of people and chasing people near 16th and Platte streets at 3:40 p.m. on Nov. 20.

Officers located the man, later identified by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner as Mitchell, sitting on a bench in the west side of the park with a rifle, Clark said. Officers did not immediately approach Mitchell because he was armed.

Responding officers parked two police vehicles approximately 130 feet from Mitchell, one on the west side of a hill in the center of the park and one on a path to the south of the bench, Clark said.

Mitchell was sitting on the bench when he raised the rifle toward the officer on the hill, who commanded him to drop it before Mitchell started shooting. The officer on the hill and the officer to the south both returned fire.

Police did not hear Mitchell say anything before he began shooting, Clark said. No officers were injured, though a bullet struck a police vehicle.

Body-worn camera footage shows both officers told Mitchell to drop his weapon twice before Mitchell began shooting. He started shooting approximately 15 seconds after the officer on the hill exited his vehicle.

The two officers fired seven rounds during the shooting, Clark said. Police approached him after it appeared he had dropped the rifle to see if they could provide medical aid. Mitchell was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.

Police Chief Ron Thomas said officers may have prevented a greater tragedy from occurring that day.

“I want to acknowledge that any time a life is lost it’s certainly a tragedy and I don’t want us to lose sight of that today,” Thomas said. “I do think there’s evidence to suggest that had the officers not taken the actions that they took that there could have been an even greater tragedy given some of the things that we’ve discovered in our investigation.”

Police recovered an AK-47 semi-automatic rifle and a magazine with 33 rounds from Mitchell, which is a larger capacity than permitted by state law.

Mitchell fired the gun five times at police, and bullets struck a building at 1700 Bassett St. People inside reported damage to exterior windows and the inside of two units, Clark said. No one was injured, and it does not appear Mitchell fired the gun before shooting at police.

Mitchell was wearing a tactical vest with no ballistic protection that was loaded with eight magazines of ammunition. An additional five magazines were in a bag next to him, Clark said, and police found another 50 rounds of ammunition in his car.

The preliminary investigation shows Mitchell arrived at a home in northwest Denver where he sometimes stayed earlier in the day, and one of the residents told him to leave because he was intoxicated, Clark said.

Mitchell left the home around 2:40 p.m. and was later involved in a hit-and-run in the 3100 block of West 37th Avenue, where he struck an occupied vehicle and a parked vehicle before driving away.

His car was found inoperable and blocking traffic, likely from the crash, near 33rd Avenue and Clay Street at 3:25 p.m., Clark said. Investigators believe Mitchell walked a mile to Commons Park with a blanket covering the rifle, though his exact path is not clear.

Investigators are waiting for the results of a firearm trace to determine how Mitchell obtained the rifle, Clark said, though it appears it is from out of state and was not reported stolen.

The officers who shot Mitchell will be placed on modified duty while they complete a department reintegration program. One of the officers was involved in a police shooting in 2019, Clark said, and the second has not been involved in a police shooting before the Nov. 20 shooting.

Investigators are still looking to speak with witnesses who may have interacted with Mitchell before the shooting occurred, Clark said.

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The shooting occurred in the 800 block of South Oneida Street on Monday afternoon, according to the Denver Police Department.

Officers were returning to service from an unrelated call when they heard music blaring from a truck in a parking lot and saw a man walking back and forth between the truck and a dumpster to throw things away, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a news conference Monday.

Denver police initially reported the shooting occurred during a traffic stop.

Officers saw the man had a handgun tucked in his waistband at his back and began ordering him to put his hands on his head, Thomas said.

The man refused to comply with police commands and at one point made a “threatening motion” toward the gun at his back, Thomas said.

Two officers fired their weapons, and the man was hit in the upper body, Thomas said. Officers began rendering medical aid after the man went down, and he was transported to the hospital.

“I believe the officers felt a threat and they responded to that threat, and I’m thankful this person is going to survive, but again, this is yet another instance where a person has a gun and rather than following directions and dropping the gun or allowing the officers to safely recover that gun, decides to go for that gun and threaten officers with that gun, and it turns into an unfortunate result,” Thomas said.

The man is in critical condition and is in surgery, Thomas said, but is expected to survive. No officers were injured during the shooting.

The shooting will be investigated by the department and outside agencies, and the findings will be turned over to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.

Denver police officers who are involved in a shooting are put on a modified, non-patrol assignment and placed into a reintegration program, according to previous reporting.

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Denver Police Department officers responded to reports of a man armed with a long gun in Commons Park who was chasing people around and yelling at them at approximately 3:40 p.m., Chief Ron Thomas said at a news conference Monday evening. The park is near the intersection of 16th and Platte streets.

Officers commanded the man to drop the rifle, but he began firing at officers, who returned fire, Thomas said. No officers were injured, though a bullet struck a police vehicle that an officer was using for cover.

“Unfortunately instead of disarming, he chose to shoot at the officers, which prompted our officers to protect themselves and protect the rest of the community by returning fire,” Thomas said.

Police called for an ambulance, and the man was declared dead at the scene, Thomas said. The man’s identity has not been released.

Two officers fired their weapons during the shooting, Thomas said. Investigators do not believe the man fired his gun at any of the people he was chasing and are interviewing witnesses to find out what the man was yelling.

The shooting will be investigated by the department, Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and findings will be reviewed by the district attorney, Thomas said.

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The caller reported the man at 9:34 p.m. Thursday in the alleyway in the 100 block of West Laurel Street just northeast of the university campus, according to a news release from Fort Collins Police Services. At least one other caller reported the man had a weapon.

Responding officers were also told the man may have attacked someone with pepper spray.

The first officer to the scene found the man in the alley holding pepper spray and an “edged weapon,” according to the news release.

“The officer gave the suspect multiple commands to drop his weapons, and the suspect did not comply,” the release stated. “The suspect began coming toward the officer and the officer used his Taser, but the suspect was able to continue advancing. The officer then fired his duty weapon several times, striking the suspect.”

Other officers arrived and began rendering medical aid to the man, and he was taken to a hospital where he died.

No community members or officers were injured, according to the news release.

The 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting, with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office leading the investigation.

The Larimer County coroner will identify the man and determine the cause of death.

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Six additional law enforcement officers were criminally charged this week in connection with the police shooting of Christian Glass, the 22-year-old Boulder man who was killed by a Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy after he called 911 for help in 2022.

Georgetown Marshal Randy Williams, 63, Georgetown police Officer Timothy Collins, 31, Idaho Springs police Officer Brittany Morrow, 35, Colorado State Trooper Ryan Bennie, 43, and Division of Gaming officers Christa Lloyd, 31, and Mary J. Harris, 69, were all charged Thursday with failing to intervene in the excessive force of another officer.

Williams is also charged with third-degree assault; charging documents say he caused “bodily injury” to Glass during the incident.

The six law enforcement officers are scheduled to make their first appearances in court on Dec. 12 on the new charges, which are all Class 1 misdemeanors.

Fifth Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum filed the new criminal charges the same day a former sergeant involved in the case, Kyle Gould, pleaded guilty to failing to intervene in the excessive force of another officer. He was sentenced to probation.

“Law enforcement officers must be held accountable for their actions when performing their trusted public service duties,” McCollum said in a statement issued Friday morning.

Gould and Andrew Buen, the Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy who shot Glass, were until Friday the only two officers who faced criminal charges stemming from the June 2022 incident. Buen has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, reckless endangerment and official misconduct. Both were fired after the incident, and Gould agreed to never again work as a law enforcement officer when he pleaded guilty Thursday.

When asked about the timing of the new charges and the year-long gap since charges were brought against Buen and Gould, McCollum noted that Buen and Gould were indicted by a grand jury.

“As a result of the grand jury, there were only two individuals who did receive indictments and the two individuals who were charged with the most serious crimes,” she said in an interview. “…The severity of those charges really needed to be handled first. And since those cases have developed, it was determined that it was appropriate that every other officer on scene be charged.”

Glass was experiencing a mental health crisis when he called 911 on the night of June 10, 2022, and asked for help because he’d crashed his car down an embankment in Clear Creek County. He told the dispatcher that he was afraid of “skinwalkers” and people chasing him.

Seven law enforcement officers responded and spent more than an hour trying to coax Glass out of the car while he was experiencing delusions and paranoia. Eventually, Buen called Gould, who was his supervisor, and Gould gave permission for the officers to break Glass’ window and pull him from the car, even though Glass was not suspected of a crime.

In the chaos that ensued, Glass grabbed a knife and officers fired a Taser at him and shot him with beanbags in an attempt to force him to drop it. Instead, Glass twisted in the driver’s seat and thrust the knife toward an officer standing next to the shattered window behind him, prompting the deputy to shoot him.

A grand jury later found Glass committed no crime and acted in self-defense before he was killed. The involved agencies agreed to a $19 million settlement with Glass’ parents in May.

“Those six officers didn’t pull the trigger, but they absolutely had a responsibility to stop that rouge cop,” Sally Glass, Christian’s mother, said during a news conference Friday. “…Six of them stood by and let him be murdered.”

Col. Matthew Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol, said in a statement Friday that Glass’ death was a tragedy and that “those responsible for his death should be held accountable.” But he said that group doesn’t include Bennie.

“I found no indication that Trooper Bennie violated any Colorado State Patrol policy or training.” Packard said in the statement. “I am shocked by the decision of the district attorney to pursue charges against Trooper Bennie.”

When reached by phone Friday, Collins declined to comment and referred questions to his attorney Reid Elkus, who did not immediately return a request for comment. Elkus previously represented former Aurora police Officer Randy Roedema, who was last month convicted of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault in the death of Elijah McClain.

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Kyle Gould, 37, pleaded guilty to failing to intervene in the excessive use of force by another officer in Clear Creek district court on Thursday.

He was sentenced to two years of probation and a $1,000 fine for the misdemeanor charge. Gould must withdraw his Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training certification and is barred from ever working as a law enforcement officer or security personnel under the plea deal.

Gould was initially charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment after he and former Clear Creek Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Buen were indicted by a grand jury in November 2022.

Buen pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, reckless endangerment and official misconduct on Nov. 2.

Gould was not at the scene when Glass was shot on June 11, 2022, but he still bore responsibility for Glass’ death, Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Potts told the court Thursday.

Glass called 911 after crashing his car on an embankment in Silver Plume and told the dispatcher he was afraid of “skinwalkers” and people chasing him, according to earlier reporting.

Buen was among seven law enforcement officers from multiple agencies who responded to the call and spent an hour trying to coax Glass out of his car while he was experiencing delusions and paranoia.

Officers escalated the situation and made it worse, Potts said, and when Buen contacted his supervisor, Gould, Gould authorized the actions that led to Glass’ death.

“Mr. Gould had the opportunity to prevent this,” Potts said. “All the law enforcement officers at the scene had the opportunity to prevent this, and the fact is that they didn’t. If they had, we wouldn’t be here today.”

While Gould was not physically present at the scene, Potts added, his authority was present.

“I think all the officers who were there probably bear some responsibility for the death of Christian Glass,” Potts said.

Glass’ parents, Simon and Sally Glass, spoke through tears about how the loss of their son has impacted their lives.

Attempts by law enforcement to cover up what happened to Christian Glass marred his family’s ability to grieve, Simon Glass said in court.

“Instead of grieving and perhaps celebrating his short life, we were stunned and confused,” Simon Glass said. “Christian’s brutal torture and murder has destroyed our family. It will never be the same.”

Sally Glass said her son had gotten stuck on rocks and just wanted help.

“I hope that Mr. Gould now and throughout his life will think about being kinder and more compassionate to people that are in trouble,” she said.

The Glass family has already reached a record $19 million settlement against the state of Colorado and three local law enforcement agencies in Christian Glass’ death.

Gould’s attorney, Bob Weiner, said there was no cover-up by Gould, but he would not debate the facts of the case.

“We’ve accepted responsibility,” he said. “Mr. Gould is giving up his right to be a peace officer and doesn’t want to fight this out of respect for the Glass family and his desire to move on with his life.”

Weiner said Gould was at home in bed when he authorized the use of force “after all other negotiating tools were exhausted” and drove to the scene when he realized the situation wasn’t being resolved.

Gould did not speak during the hearing except to answer questions from District Court Judge Catherine Cheroutes.

Gould could have been sentenced to up to 364 days in jail, but the plea agreement recommended two years of probation.

Cheroutes said while she thought a jail sentence would be appropriate, she would not impose one for the benefit of everyone being able to move on in the case.

“Hopefully this plea deters and teaches law enforcement about what the consequences are of their actions,” Cheroutes said.

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Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:24 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, to correct the day of the hearing. It was Thursday. It also was updated 6:13 p.m. the same day to correct that the Glass family reached a landmark settlement with the state and local law enforcement agencies.

Just before 8 p.m. Oct. 1, officers were called to the 1400 block of 116th Avenue about a man throwing things off a balcony and damaging cars in the parking lot, according to a news release from the Westminster Police Department.

When the first officer, identified in the news release as Officer Robb Phelps, arrived, three apartment residents had a man pinned to the ground, and a fourth resident told the officer the man was screaming and hitting walls, the footage shows.

The officer asked the man to lay down on his stomach with his hands out and began reaching for his Taser, then the footage shows the man reached into his pocket and grabbed a gun.

Phelps tased the man and yelled for him to drop the gun. One of the residents can also be seen appearing to try and wrestle the gun out of the man’s hand.

The officer continued yelling commands at the man and asked the resident to move away from the man. The man appeared to point the gun at the resident during the struggle.

Phelps then fired one round that hit the man, and the resident got the gun out of the man’s hand and threw it on the ground, the footage shows.

The man then fell over onto the ground, and a second officer who arrived later at the scene attempted life-saving measures on the man a couple of minutes later.

Phelps told another officer the resident trying to get the gun out of the man’s hand “appeared in danger” when the officer fired his weapon, according to the footage.

According to the news release, the man was taken to the hospital where he died.

Phelps was temporarily placed on administrative leave and the incident is being investigated by the 17th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team, which will likely take several months, according to the police department. The Adams County coroner will release the man’s identity.

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Editor’s note: This article was updated at 3:26 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, to correct that Westminster police Officer Robb Phelps is no longer on administrative leave.

No one appeared to have been hit by gunfire, but the driver was injured seriously in a crash after the shooting, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Another man was arrested, and a woman who was in the vehicle was taken to a hospital. She has been released.

The Eighth Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been activated to investigate an officer-involved shooting. Read more: https://t.co/7wIh7MeKDj pic.twitter.com/eZYB1mlYH4

— Larimer Sheriff (@LarimerSheriff) November 3, 2023

Fort Collins police about 11 p.m. Thursday received information about a possible kidnapping in Weld County, and Larimer County deputies about 12:50 a.m. Friday located a vehicle matching the description near Shields Street and Elizabeth Street.

The deputies attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver reportedly refused to stop, according to the news release. The driver eluded deputies for several miles during a chase through west Fort Collins.

Just after 1 a.m., a deputy deployed tire spikes at the intersection of Horsetooth Road and College Avenue. The driver of the vehicle, traveling east in the westbound lanes, drove at the deputy, and the deputy fired his weapon, according to the news release.

The driver then drove away but stopped near Horsetooth Road and Shields Street.

A man and woman got out. The man was taken into custody after a short pursuit on foot.

The woman stayed at the scene and was taken to a hospital. The news release did not specify her injuries.

After the two people got out, the driver continued traveling north on Shields Street, and deputies deployed more tire spikes. The driver swerved to avoid the spikes and crashed, according to the news release.

A man was extricated from the vehicle and taken to a hospital with serious injuries from the crash. No one else was injured, according to the news release.

The 8th Judicial District critical incident response team was activated to investigate the shooting.