A Colorado State Patrol trooper was injured Saturday afternoon after he was shot while in his patrol vehicle in Westminster, according to the agency.
The trooper shot the suspect, who died at the scene, according to the news release. The suspect has not yet been publicly identified.
The shooting occurred at about 1:18 p.m. The trooper was parked in the center median on U.S. 36, west of Federal Blvd., when a car drove by and shot several rounds at him. One bullet hit the trooper, according to the news release.
The driver of the car then pulled over on a shoulder and the suspect exited and began firing again at the windshield of the patrol vehicle. The trooper then exited his car and fired back at the shooter, according to the news release.
The trooper was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the release.
US. 36 is closed while police conduct their investigation, according to the news release.
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