{"id":20407,"date":"2019-12-03T09:27:32","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T16:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=61855"},"modified":"2019-12-03T09:27:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T16:27:32","slug":"police-officer-suspect-in-critical-condition-after-fort-lupton-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/police-officer-suspect-in-critical-condition-after-fort-lupton-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officer, suspect in critical condition after Fort Lupton shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_1199720581-1024x721.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>A Fort Lupton police officer and a suspect are in critical condition after a shooting Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Police responded about 10:40 p.m. Monday to a call for service for an armed suspect in the area of Ponderosa Place, according to a news release from the 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team. The suspect was armed with a gun and trying to contact a resident in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrived in the 200 block of Ponderosa Place, where they began approaching the residence. The suspect began firing at police, according to the release. A Fort Lupton police officer was shot, and Fort Lupton police returned fire, injuring the lone suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The officer and suspect were taken by helicopter to local hospitals, where they\u2019re in critical condition, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>The 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team will investigate the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact Greeley Police Cmdr. Roy Smith at (970) 371-3706 or Sgt. Craig Bollig at (970) 371-3932.<\/p>\n<p>Monday night\u2019s shooting is the second officer-involved shooting so far this year in Fort Lupton. Zachary Helbig, a Fort Lupton police officer currently on administrative leave, shot and killed 46-year-old Fort Lupton resident Shawn Joseph Billinger in January.<\/p>\n<p>According to an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greeleytribune.com\/news\/fort-lupton-cop-indicted-in-january-officer-involved-shooting-pleads-not-guilty-to-manslaughter-charge\/\">indictment against Helbig<\/a>, Billinger rapidly walked toward Officer Helbig yelling, \u201ckill me,\u201d after a police chase. Billinger had nothing in his hands.<\/p>\n<p>The Weld County jury indicted Helbig, who faces a manslaughter charge. A five-day jury trial in that case begins Feb. 10, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/police-officer-suspect-in-critical-condition-after-fort-lupton-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fort Lupton police officer and a suspect are in critical condition after a shooting Monday night. Police responded about 10:40 p.m. Monday to a call for service for an armed suspect in the area of Ponderosa Place, according to a news release from the 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team. 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