Lakewood police agent shot on Monday in exchange with suspected killer is identified

A Lakewood constabulary cause who was changeable successful an speech of gunfire with the fishy who allegedly killed 5 radical successful Denver and Lakewood connected Monday was identified Wednesday night.

Police Agent Ashley Ferris, who was changeable successful the abdomen, remains successful the infirmary with household by her side, constabulary said successful a quality release.

Courtesy Lakewood Police Department

Lakewood Police Agent Ashley Ferris

Ferris connected Monday encountered 47-year-old Lyndon McLeod, the shooting spree suspect, successful the country of South Vance Street and West Alaska Drive, successful the Belmar area, and ordered McLeod to driblet his limb arsenic helium approached her, constabulary said.

McLeod alternatively changeable Ferris, according to police. Wounded and connected the ground, Ferris returned gunfire. McLeod died astatine the scene.

“If not for the heroic efforts of Agent Ferris and different instrumentality enforcement, this incredibly convulsive calamity could person been adjacent worse,” constabulary said.

Prior to the exchange, McLeod had conscionable changeable 28-year-old Sarah Steck, an worker astatine the adjacent Hyatt House hotel. Steck aboriginal died Tuesday. McLeod allegedly killed 4 different victims Monday.

“All of america astatine the Lakewood Police Department are incredibly arrogant of Agent Ferris and the bravery shown by her and her chap instrumentality enforcement officers during this progressive shooter situation. The full Lakewood Police household volition beryllium present to enactment Agent Ferris and her household arsenic she embarks connected this betterment process.” said Lakewood Police Chief Dan McCasky, successful the release. “Our hearts are incredibly dense with the nonaccomplishment of beingness and injuries suffered by others during this rampage. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Cardenas, Gunn-Maldonado, Scofield, Steck and Swinyard families, arsenic good arsenic the families of those injured.”

The household of Ferris, done the department, asked for “privacy during this clip of healing.”