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A structure fire at an Arvada storage facility near I-70 caused heavy smoke and visibility issues, injuring two firefighters. Over 40 firefighters from multiple departments responded, and the cause is under investigation.
The family of Destinee Thompson, a pregnant woman who was shot and killed by an Arvada police officer in August 2021, has filed a wrongful death and excessive force lawsuit against five officers. Thompson, who was not the robbery suspect the police were looking for, was shot as she drove away from the scene. The family's attorney argues that the officer violated department policy by shooting into a moving vehicle. The officer claimed he fired because he believed Thompson might have struck and run over an undercover officer, but it was later determined that the officer was unharmed. The district attorney declined to charge the officer. Thompson had drugs in her system and a warrant out for her arrest at the time of the incident.
A shelter-in-place was issued in Arvada, Colorado, due to a negotiation with an armed man who was inside a stolen vehicle and refused to comply with officers. The suspect was taken into custody hours later, and the shelter-in-place was lifted. The Jefferson County Regional SWAT team assisted with negotiations.
Arvada police lifted a shelter-in-place order after arresting a possibly armed suspect in a parked stolen vehicle in the area of 54th Avenue and Cody Street.
An Arvada woman, Alexa Bartell, was killed after being struck by a rock thrown at her vehicle while driving. The suspects, believed to be in a vehicle or on the side of the road, are wanted in a series of incidents where rocks were thrown at vehicles. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is working with other law enforcement agencies to gather information and believes there could be more victims. They are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating the suspects.