Lakewood police have identified Agent Nic Graham as the officer killed in Thursday evening’s shooting aboard an RTD bus in Lakewood, Colorado, according to The Colorado Sun’s report of the department’s announcement.
Police Chief Philip Smith said at a Friday news conference that Graham joined the department in January 2019. Axios reported that Graham worked in patrol before joining the Major Crimes Unit and later became a field training agent.
The shooting happened on an RTD bus near the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard. CBS Colorado reported that officers approached a suspect on the bus at about 6:32 p.m. Thursday and the suspect opened fire. Police returned fire, and the suspect died at the scene.
Three other Lakewood officers were injured, The Colorado Sun reported. Two had been released from hospital by Friday, while the third remained hospitalised. CBS Colorado also reported that a bystander was injured; their condition was not known as of Friday afternoon.
The suspect’s name had not been released by the Lakewood Police Department, The Colorado Sun reported, as officials waited to notify the family. The shooting is under investigation by the First Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team, according to CBS Colorado.
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