Littleton police ID suspect in shooting of officer, ask for public’s help in finding him

Littleton Police Department

Rigoberto “Rigo” Valles Dominguez

Littleton constabulary connected Wednesday publically identified the fishy successful the shooting of an officer this week and a carjacking that occurred astir 12 hours later.

Investigators person secured a warrant for the apprehension of Rigoberto “Rigo” Valles Dominguez, 33, connected suspicion of attempted execution of a constabulary serviceman successful the shooting of Officer David Snook, constabulary Chief Doug Stephens said.

Dominguez remains astatine ample and constabulary asked for the public’s assistance successful locating him and the conveyance he’s accused of stealing.

Snook, who was changeable successful the arm, limb and torso connected Tuesday, remains successful the intensive attraction portion recovering from his injuries, Stephens said. Cpl. Jeff Farmer was not changeable successful the incident, but suffered a important wounded to his genu and is recovering astatine home, the main said.

Stephens said during an day quality league that Snook “is conscious and capable to speech to us. We’re precise thankful that he’s doing amended today, getting a small amended each day.”

The 2 officers responded to a telephone of shots being fired from a conveyance successful the country of South Bannock Street and West Powers Avenue soon aft midnight Tuesday. They located a conveyance they believed was progressive successful that incident, and 2 men ran from it, constabulary person said.

As the antheral constabulary person identified arsenic Dominguez entered an flat gathering astatine 183 West Powers Ave., helium turned and fired aggregate shots, striking Snook astatine slightest 3 times, officials said.

“Despite being gravely wounded, Officer Snook was capable to instrumentality fire” arsenic was Farmer, Stephens said.

The fishy escaped arsenic Farmer and different responding serviceman came to Snook’s aid, putting the wounded serviceman successful a patrol serviceman to instrumentality him to the hospital, Stephens said.

Though Littleton constabulary had lifted an archetypal shelter-in-place bid for residents Tuesday greeting and declared the country safe, Stephens acknowledged that the fishy apt had stayed adjacent until the carjacking astir 11:30 a.m. adjacent Broadway and Littleton Boulevard.

Littleton Police Chief Doug Stephens updated the assemblage and the media this day connected the latest developments successful the attempted execution of 2 Littleton Police Officers. The fishy has been identified arsenic 33-year-old Rigoberto Valles Dominguez. He is simply a Hispanic male. pic.twitter.com/nczmvuQl4E

— Littleton, Colorado (@CityofLittleton) September 22, 2021

“It is logical to judge helium was secreted determination successful the vicinity and was aboriginal progressive successful a consequent carjacking,” Stephens said.

Police besides are looking for that vehicle, a soil grey 2002 Ford Explorer with Colorado licence sheet AGM-D94. The operator of the stolen SUV was not injured, Stephens said, though it’s imaginable the fishy whitethorn person fired a changeable during the incident.

Dominguez is described arsenic being 5-foot-5-inches gangly and weighing 190 pounds, with brownish eyes and buzzed brownish hair. He has respective tattoos, constabulary said, including a skull connected his close forearm and a saint connected his near forearm.

He is considered equipped and dangerous. Anyone who sees him oregon the carjacked conveyance is asked to telephone Metro Denver Crime Stoppers astatine 720-913-7867.

Littleton constabulary established a money to enactment Snook and his household arsenic helium recovers. Stephens said donations tin beryllium made to the Rocky Mountain Law Enforcement Federal Credit Union successful Snook’s sanction astatine immoderate recognition national successful the state.

“I cannot explicit however arrogant I americium of the heroic actions of these officers arsenic good arsenic those of each the men and women of our section who did not hesitate to instrumentality enactment to support our assemblage safe,” Stephens said astatine the quality conference.