Officers received a call around 10 p.m. regarding a person inside an apartment making threats to shoot another person, who was also inside the apartment, police said. When officers arrived, they set up a perimeter around the apartment building. About an hour later, a man came out and was armed with what officers believed to be a black handgun. Multiple officers shot and killed David Litton. It was not immediately reported whether Litton actually had a gun.
Victim's Name: David Litton
Agency Responsible: Denver Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: February 25, 2019
County: Denver
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4548
Geography: Urban