DENVER (KDVR) — The Lakewood Police Department reported Golden and Denver officers fired at a suspect, hitting the suspect at least once on Tuesday evening and sending the suspect to the hospital. The shooting was reported near the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Pierce Street. The intersection borders the shopping plaza that Casa Bonita calls home. A heavy police presence was reported at about 5:21 p.m. and police asked for the public to avoid the area. An active police presence remained in the area as of 9 p.m. John Romero, public information officer with the Lakewood Police Department, provided an update at about 6:45 p.m. and said multiple jurisdictions were involved in the shooting, but that a Denver detective and a Golden detective had fired at the suspect and at least one hit him. Lakewood police had attempted to contact a suspect of felony eluding at about noon on Tuesday, Romero said, in an attempted traffic stop because he was suspected of eluding police several times. Officers approached his vehicle, and the suspect once again fled, according to Romero. Police said he had a firearm on his lap when police contacted him, and he almost hit the officers with his car while fleeing. "Sounds like he had several felony warrants out there, including eluding," Romero said. The Colorado Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force became involved, and detectives began helping investigate the case. At about 3:45 p.m., police caught up with the suspect, who was still in a vehicle, at an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Pierce Street. The suspect fled on foot with a gun in hand and was shot at by a Denver detective and a Golden detective, Romero said. 4 juveniles charged in armed robbery, car theft that ended with police chase The suspect was struck at least once by officers' gunfire and taken to a local hospital. He's expected to survive. Several people were in the car with the suspect when he was found at the apartment complex, Romero said Tuesday night. Romero said there could be further suspects in the case, and that a firearm was recovered from the scene. FOX31's Rachel Saurer, who arrived on scene after 6 p.m., said officers were using a bullhorn to ask suspects to reveal themselves when she arrived. No law enforcement were injured in the shooting, Romero said. The Jefferson County Critical Incident Team has been tasked with reviewing the incident, and Lakewood police will continue investigating the eluding incidents.