Deputy Jose Marquez was shot in the shoulder and abdomen during an attempted robbery in an apartment parking lot. As the deputy returned fire, a bullet from his gun went right down the barrel of the suspect’s weapon in a “one-in-a-billion” shot!
According to a news release from the 18th Judicial District, Marquez was visiting the apartment complex in Aurora when he was attacked by two people with handguns and masks in the parking lot. He was shot three times before returning fire and hitting one suspect in the leg.
According to CBS News The detail emerged in a letter from prosecutors Wednesday announcing that Arapahoe County Deputy Jose Marquez was justified in shooting the attempted-robbery suspect, who survived. Marquez also was wounded in the January shooting and is still recovering.
