One person is dead after being shot by Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies Thursday night, the sheriff’s office announced Friday.
“Around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy stopped at a vehicle that appeared to be disabled in the northbound lane of Kipling Street right off Interstate 70,” said Jenny Fulton, director of public affairs for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
The original deputy called for backup to help the stalled vehicle, and two more deputies arrived at the scene, Fulton said.
Interviews are still being conducted to figure out exactly what happened, but the two deputies who arrived as backup fired their weapons and struck the suspect, Fulton said.
The unidentified individual was transported to a nearby hospital where they later died from their injuries, she said.
No deputies were injured, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office on social media at 12:54 a.m. Friday.
Investigators recovered a gun at the scene of the shooting from the person who died, but it’s not clear whether the weapon was discharged during the incident, Fulton said.
Kipling Street was closed in both directions from the I-70 frontage road to just north of I-70 for several hours Friday morning during the investigation. As of 4:45 a.m., all roads were reopen, according to the sheriff’s department.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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