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A suspect is in the hospital and an officer has been placed on leave after an early Sunday morning shooting on Boulder’s University Hill.
Before the shooting, on-foot patrol officers were heading to another call near the 1200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue when they got a call about a disturbance involving guns at 1:27 a.m., Sunday.
“As they rounded the corner, they encountered armed individuals who were actively shooting. One officer discharged his weapon during the interaction with the suspects,” according to the release.
A man suffered a gunshot wound to the arm and sustained “non-life threatening” injuries. Police said they were taken to a hospital.
The other suspects remain at large, and Boulder police have not released a description of them.
"We do know that there was at least three other suspects involved in the gunfire," Boulder police Chief Maris Herold said at a Sunday morning press conference. "We are still reviewing body-worn camera (footage), which will be made available as soon as practical."
Some residents and passersby said Sunday they still feel safe in the area, but wished for a better alert system. Multiple students at the University of Colorado Boulder said they received no emergency notification.