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pursued the suspect on foot and located him just east of the intersection of Oxford Avenue and South Broadway.

e o cers then allegedly confronted the suspect and an “o cer involved shooting occurred,” the police department said. is means that at least one o cer discharged their rearm, hitting the suspect.

According to the release, o cers reportedly rendered aid to the suspect, though it is not clari ed in the release how soon the aid was given after the suspect was shot by police.

e suspect was transported to a nearby hospital where he died, per the release. e Arapahoe County Coroner’s O ce responded to the hospital outside mediator, who said residents in District III, omas’ area of the county, are confused as to why omas is not on some boards. e mediator suggested considering reinstating omas to some position to help move forward.

“I would be thrilled to reappoint you to the committees that you were removed from,” Laydon said. He added: “But if I feel that the county is being undermined at every step, it makes me lose trust.”

Investigations of omas — partly stemming from her circulating an anonymous letter that criticized employees of the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce, allegedly to support her 2022 campaign for Douglas County sheri — came up in the conversation. omas maintains she has been cleared. A criminal investigation and will release information about the male “at a later time,” the police department said. didn’t move forward, which Laydon has argued is because authorities misinterpreted the law.

An independent investigation of the incident will be conducted by the 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team, according to the release. It is not speci ed how many o cers are involved, but the police department said that the involved o cers were placed on paid administrative leave.

If anyone has information regarding this incident, the police department asked that they call 303-761-7410. e police department said no further information will be released at this time due to the ongoing investigation.

( is story cannot delve into details due to space constraints. For more context, see previous coverage at tinyurl.com/CommissionersConduct.)

Laydon asserted in the meeting that there’s “a ton of evidence” for omas having committed civil wrongdoing.

“And those are really signi cant (issues),” Laydon said.

Ultimately, though, Laydon said: “I’m very willing to move away from the past in the interest of those I serve and put those committee appointments back on the table.”

“And I am deeply sorry for the way that my behavior has a ected you,” Laydon added.