Colorado Officer Killed in Shooting

DENVER --

A witness said he heard about 12 shots in five seconds during a shooting in Montrose late Saturday night that killed a police officer and injured two others.

Sheriff's deputies and police were called to a domestic dispute at 16915 64.50 Road around 8:30 p.m., said police Chief Tom Chinn.

Police started talking to the person who reported the incident. That's when a man who barricaded himself in a garage behind the home started shooting at police, Chinn said in a news release.

Officers Larry Witte and Rodney Ragsdale were injured and taken to Montrose Memorial Hospital. Sgt. David Kinterknecht, a 10-year veteran, was hit and killed, Chinn said.

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported an officer could be heard on a police scanner desperately calling for backup and saying three people "were down."

Witte and Ragsdale were hospitalized after being shot in the legs. Chinn said both had surgery and were doing well.

The suspect was killed at the scene; Chinn said it had not yet been determined whether the man shot himself or was killed by police and sheriff's deputies.

Police have not released the man's name.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting.

The shooting happened near the Cobble Creek Golf Course in a relatively affluent area of Montrose.

Montrose is about 260 miles from Denver in western Colorado.

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Funeral Arrangements

Funeral services for Sgt. Kinterknecht will be held Friday, July 31 at 10 a.m. in the Lloyd McMillan gymnasium at Montrose High School.

Interment will follow at Cedar Cemetery.