Wesley Maldonado
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 1/3/2014
Thornton, Adams, CO
300 East 88th Avenue
300 East 88th Avenue
Maldonado showed up at his ex-girlfriend's apartment, who had a restraining order against him, with a sawed-off 410 shotgun. He got in a confrontation with a man there, and fired off a shot. Police were called, and Maldonado fled in a stolen SUV. He led police on a high speed chase to Denver and back to the apartment in Thornton. There, police cornered him, and when Maldonado raised his gun, three police unloaded on him, firing 21 times and striking him 17. He died on the spot. The Thornton County DA found officers justified. An autopsy found methamphetamine and alcohol in Maldonado's system.