Law enforcement officials are asking people who were near the shooting of Colorado State Patrol Cpl. Tye Simcox on Saturday to check their vehicles for possible damage and bullet holes and to report it or other information they may have about the incident.
Simcox was shot Saturday afternoon while doing paperwork in his marked police truck on the median of U.S. 36 just west of Federal Boulevard in Westminster. Simcox returned fire and killed the assailant, according to law enforcement. Simcox was taken to Denver Health, where he was treated and released that afternoon.
The shooter, a man who was driving a black Chevrolet pickup truck, has not been publicly identified.
His name will be released by the Adams County Coroner’s Office, said Trooper Gabriel Moltrer. The shooting is still under investigation as investigators look into a possible motive and interview Simcox.
The coroner’s office could not be reached for comment Monday afternoon.
People with information about the shooting can contact Colorado State Patrol at 303-239-4501.
In a statement Monday morning, Gov. Jared Polis said he spoke with Simcox and he wished him a “speedy recovery.”
“Colorado thanks Cpl. Tye Simcox for his courageous and brave actions to protect himself and our community,” Polis said in the statement.
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