Detectives identify suspect in incident that injured agentsLakewood detectives identified Brandon Besson, 28, as being responsible for injuring two police officers on the afternoon on April 22 in connection to a traffic stop in the area of West 14th Avenue and Lamar Street.
At about 4:21 p.m., after Lakewood officers made the traffic stop, Besson attempted to drive away, dragging an officer a short distance, police said. The officer was injured. Besson then abandoned the vehicle and ran into a building in the area of West 14th Avenue and Sualsbury Street.
While Besson was inside the building, it caught fire and he fled from the building. Besson then led officers on a foot chase before being caught and taken into custody. A second officer received minor injuries while tackling Besson and taking him into custody. Both officers were treated for minor bruises and scrapes at a local hospital before being released later that evening. No one was injured in the fire, which is being investigated along with Besson's other charges.
Besson was booked on suspicion of numerous charges, including attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault on a police officer, arson, burglary, vehicular eluding and improper turn. Besson also had four outstanding warrants for his arrest, three of which were felony warrants, police said.
Officer involved shooting on April 26At about 9:20 p.m. on April 26, Lakewood Police Agents reported locating a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a motel at 480 Wadsworth Blvd. Initially there was no driver in the vehicle.
According to police, as the agents watched the vehicle, a man approached it. When agents attempted to contact the man he ran. While pursuing the man he fired shots at the agents. They returned fire, hitting the man, who was later pronounced dead on scene.An unidentified female who was a passenger in the vehicle was also taken into custody for questioning.
The Jefferson County Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) continues to investigate the shooting, which is standard practice in all police involved shootings. The CIRT team, commonly referred to as the "Shoot Team" is made up of investigators from many law enforcement agencies in the First Judicial District. The CIRT team will submit a final report to the Jefferson County District Attorney for final review.
There were no injuries to any of the agents or citizens who were on scene.
The identity of the suspect has not been confirmed and will be released after the Jefferson County Coroner's Office has positively identified him and notified his relatives.
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