A man was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy responding to a reported active shooter situation at a Main Event entertainment center in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The incident began when a woman was shot inside the venue by another woman. A male, believed to be connected to the initial shooting, was encountered by a deputy in the parking lot armed with a handgun. He refused orders to drop his weapon and was subsequently shot after turning towards the deputy. The wounded woman is expected to survive and the 23-year-old female suspect involved in the initial shooting is in custody.
A man died after being shot by a sheriff's deputy responding to a reported active shooter inside an arcade and entertainment center in suburban Denver Saturday night, authorities said. A sheriff's deputy who was near the Main Event in Highlands Ranch found the man armed with a handgun in the parking lot when he arrived, Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said. The man refused several orders to drop his weapon and was shot after he turned toward the deputy, he said.
Investigators learned that a woman had been shot and wounded by another woman inside the crowded venue, Weekly said. Investigators believe the male who was shot by the deputy was connected to the shooting inside, he said. The woman who was shot is expected to survive and the 23-year-old suspect was taken into custody, the sheriff's office said.
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