Todd Starnes
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Five people are dead after a series of shootings Monday night at a Whole Foods, Hyatt Hotel and a Thai restaurant in Denver and Lakewood. Three other people, including a police officer were injured, television station KDVR reports.
Lakewood police said two people are dead in their community, one being the suspected shooter. Another person is injured. Police are searching the area near Target in Belmar for possible additional suspects.
âWe have every reason to believe that several instances in Denver are connected, that happened before our incidents here in Lakewood,â said John Romero, spokesman for Lakewood Police.