Police identified the man who they say pointed a gun at officers when he was shot by three DPD officers early Sunday morning in downtown Denver
Jordan Waddy, 21, was struck during the shooting and transported to the hospital but is expected to survive, according to the Denver Police Department.
The incident started as a disturbance involving Waddy, police said. Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, officers patrolling the bar district downtown near 20th and Larimer streets responded to a disturbance involving a man with a handgun, according to a department news release. According to records obtained by Denver7, Waddy has had multiple run-ins with law enforcement, including a now dismissed 2017 charge of first-degree murder.
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