DEPUTIES FATALLY SHOOT MAN, SAY HE HAD FLED, BRANDISHED GUN

Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man Saturday night after they say he fled police in Idaho Springs, set the inside of his vehicle on fire and brandished a gun, officials said.

Idaho Springs police attempted to pull over a silver Saturn for traffic-related reasons around 9:55 p.m. Saturday, Clear Creek County Undersheriff Bruce Snelling said in an email. The driver of the Saturn fled and the pursuit ultimately was called off.

Ten minutes later, Snelling said, Clear Creek deputies spotted the Saturn on Colorado 103 and began pursuing the vehicle. During the second pursuit, the suspect set the inside of the Saturn on fire, Snelling said.

After the vehicle finally was stopped in the 9500 block of Peaceful Valley Lane, southwest of Idaho Springs, the driver — the vehicle’s sole occupant — brandished a gun, Snelling said.

Two Clear Creek County deputies fired an unspecified number of shots, killing the suspect, Snelling said. The deputies were uninjured.

Authorities are not yet publicly identifying the man who was killed or the two deputies, who are on administrative leave. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will conduct a review of the shooting, Snelling said.

Toddler injured in unintentional shooting. A 3-year-old boy in Northglenn got a hold of a gun Saturday and unintentionally shot himself in the foot, according to Northglenn police.

The incident happened at about 7:20 p.m. in the 1000 block of Elmer Drive. The boy was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not lifeways threatening, spokeswoman Renae Lehr said.

Police are investigating how the boy got the gun.

Woman shot, killed in East Colfax neighborhood. Police are searching for suspects after a woman was shot and killed Saturday in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood.

The shooting occurred in an alley near the 1400 block of North Verbena and North Valentia Streets, Denver police tweeted.

The adult woman, who has not been identified, was transported to a hospital in critical condition; she died from her injuries, police said.

The investigation into the circumstances and any suspects is ongoing, police tweeted. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

Man stabbed to death. A man was stabbed to death in Denver’s Athmar Park neighborhood Saturday.

The incident happened in the 900 block of South Federal Blvd, according to the Denver Police Department, which tweeted about the stabbing at 9:35 p.m.

The victim was taken to a hospital, where he died. No arrests had been made by Sunday morning, according to police.

Commerce City police investigating suspicious death. Commerce City police are investigating a suspicious death after a man’s body was discovered early Friday morning inside a home.

Neighbors found the body in a home in the 7000 block of Garden Lane and called police at about 5:30 a.m., according to a Friday news release.

The circumstances in which the body was found appeared suspicious, police said. Detectives are on scene conducting an investigation, officials said.

Police indicated there was no threat to the community.