Third officer released after Lakewood RTD bus shooting that killed police colleague
The last of three injured officers has been discharged from hospital following a deadly shooting on an RTD bus in Lakewood, Colorado. Officer Nick Graham, 33, was killed in the Thursday incident.
Final injured officer discharged after fatal Lakewood bus shooting
The last of three police officers wounded in a Thursday shooting on a Regional Transportation District bus in Lakewood has been released from hospital, the Lakewood Police Department announced Sunday, according to coloradosun.com.
The shooting occurred at the intersection of West Colfax Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard. Officer Nick Graham, 33, was killed. Graham had joined the Lakewood Police Department in January 2019 and came from a police family.
Two other officers injured in the attack had already been discharged from hospital on Friday. "They are now at home, continuing their recovery alongside their families," the department's statement read.
A fourth person — one of four civilians on the bus at the time — was also struck and treated at a hospital before being released Thursday night.
Police said the suspect, aged 34, had begun firing as he boarded the RTD bus at around 6:30 p.m. A group of officers had identified him from a description given by witnesses to a hit-and-run earlier that day. When they approached him, he opened fire. The suspect died after officers discharged their weapons. Officials have not released his name.
On Saturday afternoon, athletes and spectators attending a high school football playoff game at Eaton High School — a fixture between Eaton High School and Strasburg High School — observed a moment of silence for Graham, who is originally from Strasburg.
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