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DENVER — Denver police identified the officer shot in the line of duty Tuesday as Antonio Lopez Jr.

Lopez was shot several times and is in the Intensive Care Unit after surgery at Denver Health Medical Center.

Tony Lopez Sr., whose son Tony Lopez Jr. was shot during a traffic stop in northwest Denver on Dec. 8, 2015. (Photo: Denver Police)
Tony Lopez Sr., whose son Tony Lopez Jr. was shot during a traffic stop in northwest Denver on Dec. 8, 2015. (Photo: Denver Police Department)

His father, Tony Lopez Sr., is a commander with the Denver Police Department.

Lopez Jr. was named one of DPD’s Best of 2014 after “he met a 4-year-old girl and would eventually go out of his way to make sure she got the birthday she deserved after saving her mom’s life.”

That story went viral and Denver police said it reached more than 8.5 million people.