During protests on Saturday nights, a man intentionally driving his car into three Denver police officers. He has been arrested.
According to Denver Police, the officers were seriously injured after they were struck by a fast-moving vehicle.
Anthony Knapp, 37, was arrested the day after and is being held for first-degree assault and attempted first-degree assault. He was followed by detectives tracing pieces of his car and posting a Crime Stoppers bulletin.
The investigation is among the first to be opened involving attacks against police during protests across the US.
The Denver Police said that the officers were in full uniform standing next to a fully marked Denver Police vehicle when a dark sedan traveling at a high rate of speed struck three of the officers with the car.
The officers were transported to the Denver Health Medical Center in an ambulance. One sustained a fractured leg and the other two sustained substantial risk of protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body.
