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AP Photos pursuing WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) A suspect is dead and two police officers are wounded after a bank robbery and chase in suburban Denver.

Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso said the police injuries weren't life-threatening.

The chase began after officers tried to pull over a man and woman suspected of robbing a bank. The suspects allegedly fired at police, who were able to halt them after spinning out their car about 1.5 miles away.

A shootout then broke out and the male suspect was killed. The woman was wounded and taken to a hospital.

Dozens of markers indicating where shell casings had landed were scattered around the scene.

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