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Denver, Colorado â€” On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at approximately 5:30pm, an individual called 911 to report a male was firing a handgun at a white Mercedes, that was parked in the 1500 block of north ulster street. The caller provided a description of the male, who was later identified as 30-year-old Duane Manzanares. Uniformed Denver police officers promptly responded and located the described vehicle on ulster street. Upon examining the vehicle and the surrounding area officers located multiple bullet shell casings and bullet defects in the Mercedes. An officer met with the 911 caller and confirmed the information that had been provided. The witness provided a description of Manzanares and advised he was walking eastbound on Colfax. While an officer remained with the witness to obtain additional information, other uniform patrol officers began driving in the area attempting to locate Manzanares. Two officers were traveling westbound on east Colfax avenue, when they observed Manzanares walking eastbound. Manzanares was on the south side of the street approaching Yosemite street.

One Officer observed the grip of a handgun sticking out of the back of Manzanares’ waistband. The observation of the firearm was communicated to her partner and to other responding officers. Around that time uniformed officers arrive in the area in a marked Denver police vehicle, both officers observed Manzanares and recognized he matched the description of the subject. The officer saw the firearm tucked into the right rear side of Manzanares’ waistband. The officers made a U-turn and positioned their vehicles in the eastbound lanes of east Colfax avenue to contact Manzanares. When officers contacted Manzanares he was standing on the sidewalk just west of Yosemite street, at the entrance to a parking lot. The officers exited their vehicles and drew their duty handguns, directing them towards Manzanares. Manzanares began consuming alcohol from a small container he was carrying and questioned why he was being contacted. Officers gave clear direction to Manzanares to keep his hands up and put his hands on his head, so his hands would not be near the visible firearm.

Manzanares did not comply with this direction. Officer whiteman verbally acknowledged the presence of Manzanares’ firearm, as he attempted to direct Manzanares’ movements and de-escalate the situation. Manzanares became agitated and argumentative. Manzanares discarded the bottle of alcohol he consumed onto the street, he then moved his right hand towards his waist while moving his left hand behind his back. The officers feared Manzanares was retrieving the firearm to shoot at them, or others in the immediate area. At that time three officers discharged their weapons multiple times. The officers stopped firing their weapons when they believed Manzanares no longer posed a threat. Several of the rounds that were fired struck Manzanares and he fell to the ground. Officers approached Manzanares, removed the firearm from his waistband and began rendering medical aid, to include the application of multiple tourniquets and pressure to his wounds. Manzanares was transported to a local hospital by ambulance where he was pronounced deceased.

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37 thoughts on “Bodycam Footage Of Denver Police Officers Shooting Armed Man in Colorado”

Someoneâ€™s tire get hit I thought suspect were holding that much air in his body.

Gets lit up by cops "put your hands up" never gets old ðŸ¤¦

He took the asphalt challenge.

Hey Duane, remember that day you thought you were neo?

"Hands out to the side buddy"
"I'm just a bit busy at the moment dying"

"Hands out to the side bud" yeaahh.. hes dead.

that made him put his hands outðŸ˜‚

It seems he gonna rap soon.

Black Tire Lives Matter Too

Iâ€™m sure itâ€™s only because I noticed once and then had a bias, but I swear this channel makes Denver looks like the most dangerous city in America haha. Everyone pictures mountains and peace and progress while body cams show idiots often in Denver

Didn't have to tell him to put his hands to the side his life was already leaving him..

He reached smh. To many of theses recently with absolutely no chance and still reach. Suicidal by cops is what itâ€™s called right,equal to them others who pull out BB guns at cops and end up in same predicament. Soon to see one pull out a green n Orange water gun,watchâ€¦