Man charged with first-degree murder following Commerce City shooting and shootout with police

The antheral officials judge is liable for 2 shootings, 1 of which progressive police, was charged by the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office connected Monday.

Andrew Reineke, 27, was charged with first-degree murder, 2 counts of attempted first-degree execution and 4 counts of first-degree battle for the events that occurred connected Aug. 3, according to a quality merchandise from the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

On Aug. 3, portion responding to a shooting that killed 1 man, Commerce City Police officers were progressive successful a shootout.

Officers were dispatched to the 7100 artifact of Grape Street astatine astir 5:30 p.m. that time for a shots fired call. According to Commerce City Police Chief Clint Nichols, erstwhile officers got there, they recovered a antheral injured from aggregate gunshot wounds. He was aboriginal pronounced dead.

While connected the scene, 2 officers were speaking with a antheral successful an alley erstwhile different antheral began shooting. That’s erstwhile officers returned fire.

A constabulary serviceman was grazed by a bullet, leaving a spread connected his sleeve but not injuring him. Reineke was taken to the infirmary for a slug coiled aft six constabulary officers returned fire.

The archetypal shooting killed a 65-year-old Commerce City resident.

Reineke is besides charged with 3 counts of menacing and a transgression of violence. His next scheduled tribunal quality is connected Oct. 15.