Gunfire shattered a quiet Friday afternoon in Thornton when a juvenile boy was shot on Hoffman Way and taken to a local hospital with a wound to his arm, police said. Officers were called to the 9200 block of Hoffman Way at about 2:08 p.m., where they found the injured boy. The suspected shooter had already taken off before officers arrived. Authorities described the incident as isolated and said the injury was not life-threatening, while detectives continue to investigate.
What police said
According to The Denver Gazette, the Thornton Police Department said officers arrived at 2:08 p.m. on July 24 and found a juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound to his arm. The department told the paper it considers the shooting an isolated incident and said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Investigation Underway
Per the Thornton Police Department, detectives are actively following leads and asking anyone with video or eyewitness information to come forward. The department has listed its tip line, 720-977-5069, for people with information related to the case.
Local context
The shooting is the latest violent incident to touch Thornton this summer: a June 9 parking-lot shooting left a man wounded, as per Hoodline, and The Denver Gazette covered a fatal house-party shooting on July 5. Those cases, along with recent police activity across the north metro, have kept investigators busy as they seek tips and surveillance footage.
