A hostage-taker in Denver is shot by police as he exits a 7-Eleven Monday morning holding a woman in front of him.
The incident started when police got a call about a suspicious person inside the store at West Colfax Avenue and Perry Street shortly before 9 a.m.
He took a female hostage, and there were employees and customers inside the store during the incident, said Denver Police Chief Robert White.
Police negotiated with the man for about an hour before he came out with a female hostage.
The man used the woman as a shield, while police yelled at him to surrender.
The suspect was apparently hit in the torso, and he was listed in critical condition at Denver Health Medical Center.
(KDVR)
