 Bob, why don't you come on up? OK, we're ready? Everybody? All right. I'm trying to thank you for some morning and afternoon. Good morning. Last night at approximately 11 PM, a suspect approached a RTD, Contract Uniform Security Officer at 15th and Mancoop, and shot and killed the officer. Thanks to the swift and dutiful work of members of our police department, DPD, the arrest was made a few blocks away without further incident. Obviously, we consent off serious condolences to the family members of the lost contract officer. You know, it's really disheartening when anyone loses life, especially when we have someone out there really providing safety to our community at large. The victim was a security officer, and we are investigating to determine if the most of his life had anything to do with the fact that he was wearing a uniform. At this particular time, I'm going to turn it over to the commander of our major crime unit, Commander Bob Archer. She'll ask any specific questions that she can answer without compromising the investigation. Bob? Good morning. So I'm Bob Archer, the commander of the major crimes division. So as the Chief White just said, last night around 11 o'clock, the police officer responded to 16th and wine coop on a column of shooting. When they get there, they discover a male victim who has an apparent gunshot wound to the head. He was transported by ambulance to Denver Health Medical Center. He later died of his injuries. Through our investigation over the last 12 hours, we've learned that two women were talking to this victim. He's, again, a security guard for our TV, and they were asking him for information about light rail routes trying to find their way back. While they were talking with him, they saw a male approach the victim from behind. The male pointed a gun to the victim's neck, and then the witnesses heard a gunshot. The victim felt that the suspect ran on. Officers arrived. They were given some general descriptions and started looking in the area. They had a description of the suspect. They had his path of travel. They also were able to view video from a nearby business that helped them further pinpoint the direction that the suspect ran. They began their search, and shortly thereafter found a male who matched the description. They took him into custody in the 1,600 block of 14th Street, and this was about 20 minutes after the shooting. He was taken into custody without any incident. We did recover a gun that we believe may be involved in the shooting. Our investigation will tell us if that comes true. At this point, we don't believe that we have any other suspects that we're looking for. We do have concerns, though. Was the victim a target because of the uniform that he was wearing? Our investigation is continuing. We're still pursuing the information that will tell us if that's a part of this or not. We do commend officers for their quick response. Like I said, we got him arrested within 20 minutes. And the other thing we ask is that were other witnesses in the area who may have seen something, may have seen or heard the shot, we'd like them to come forward if they feel like they have anything that would be helpful. That's the information I've got right now. You said that you recovered a gun from the suspect. Are you identifying the suspect right now by name? Yes, his name is Joshua Cummings. I'll spell that as C-U-M-M-I-N-G-S. His date of birth is very 5th of 1979. And have you heard of him before? Is he someone that has been of interest to DPD or other agencies? We have not had any contact with him before. He lives in the area. Can you tell me how similar the RTD uniform is to an officer uniform? It's dark blue, as is the demo police uniform. Yeah, and the important part of the question, we also sent something out to all the members of our department. And we probably sent that out to members of the law enforcement in this region. Not knowing exactly what the cause of the victim was, we're sending something out to our department to other departments, asking the officers to remain vigilant at this particular time. I would also say that we don't have any reason to believe that this individual acted with anyone else, but just as a safety precaution to members that are out there providing safety to our community, we did want to send something out to them and remind them to remain vigilant, as they go about doing their work every single day. So this is completely unprovoked? As far as we can tell. Your description almost makes it seem like it's an execution. Is that a possibility? That's an interpretation, I suppose, if you don't know. Can you talk about the suspect's demeanor? Was he hiding? You said he gave up on that incident, but was he hiding? Did he say anything? I can tell you he was hiding in the officers' condom, hiding in that 1,600 block of 14th Street. I can't tell you what he said at this time. You mentioned that you haven't had any contact with the suspect, but do you know if he's been flagged by federal authorities before? I do not. Is the suspect cooperating right now? Has he said anything about Emoto? He's in custody, and that's part of our ongoing investigation. Can the two ladies that were there were talking to the security guard? Can they say anything about what this man says, if anything? They heard him say something to the effect of do as I tell you to, and then they show up and that's what they heard from him. Are you guys working with federal authorities on this? We've heard that there have been some communications between them and you guys. So any questions regarding a federal involvement? We would ask you to contact the FBI. Could you not say if you're working with them? We always work with our local law enforcement agencies, so if there's information that we can share, we do. Does this suspect have any other weaponry on him? That's part of the investigation that I can't release right now. If you think this person might have been targeted for his uniform, is there anything else about the victim that he could have been targeted as well? Well, again, we're not 100% sure what motivated this particular individual to shoot the victim. But as I stated, as a precautionary matter, given the fact that he was, the victim was wearing a uniform, we certainly wanted to remind all of our officers and other officers to be vigilant as they go about doing their job of providing safety for the communities at large. So again, his motivation, as of this point, has been undetermined. And obviously, that's one of the important factors in the investigation is to try to understand why this particular victim and why this particular individual, who we eventually arrested, why his actions were targeted towards that particular person. What do we know about the victim? I've heard that he's a family man. He's got children. I can tell you he's 56 years old and does have a family. And that's as much information as I can really see on him. The coroner's office will release his name later today or tomorrow. You mentioned he lived in the area. Does he have a residence, or was he homeless? He who? The suspect. The suspect. He has a residence. OK. As far as the officers concerned, I know you're limited in what you can say. And this may be an RCD question, but can these officers make arrests? Are they armed? I mean, what kind of authority can they have? So our victim was an armed security guard. So in the city and county of Denver, that's what we call a merchant guard. And there are different levels of that license. He had the appropriate license to carry a weapon if he was armed. But he's not someone you can make an arrest, right? Make a citizen's arrest, if you will. Are there any other unusual details about the arrest that you can share with us? The arrest is very straightforward. I told you this would happen. OK. Is there anything you know on the suspect's background at this point that you would be able to tell us? He has an arrest from over five years ago, out of state for a misdemeanor. And do you know if he's been a long time Colorado resident? I don't know. And do you know what kind of work he does? I know that the security guard was not a police officer, but does it have more impact? Because he's in uniform, and he is providing service to the public. Does it have your impact on the police department? I think anytime you see somebody in uniform, whether it's a military uniform, a police uniform, a security guard uniform, like the chief said, they're out there providing a service and a level of protection and safety for the community. So it's kind of a barrier of protection that maybe it's been penetrated. Again, we really appreciate you all taking the time. We get more information that we can share. We'll be sure to do that. Thanks a lot. Thank you guys. Appreciate it.