Weld County Investigating Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
The Weld County Sheriff s Office is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday (April 17) in a subdivision near Fort Lupton.
According to a press release from the sheriff s office, multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a home in the Aristocrat Ranchettes neighborhood at approximately 8:43 a.m. on Saturday, after a female caller reported a disturbance involving weapons.
The caller informed 911 dispatchers that there was a man armed with a gun, who was preventing her from leaving the house and also threatening to kill her.
When officers arrived to the subdivision, located in unincorporated Weld County, they came in contact with the man outside of the house. The suspect was ordered to drop his weapon but did not comply. After several minutes of interacting with the male suspect, an officer-involved shooting occurred.
Suspect dies after officer-involved shooting
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WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - A confrontation with law enforcement ended with a suspect being shot and killed by police Saturday morning, in a subdivision northeast of Fort Lupton.
The Weld County Sheriff s Office said Law enforcement agencies responded to a 911 call to a subdivision called Aristocrat Ranchettes, just northeast of Fort Lupton, about 8:30 Saturday morning.
According to WCSO, a woman called to 911 and told dispatchers that a man armed with a gun was threatening to kill her and preventing her from leaving the house.
A WCSO spokesperson said when officers arrived on-scene, they found the suspect outside the house and ordered him to drop his weapon. After several more minutes of interaction with the suspect, an officer-involved shooting occurred, that fatally wounded a 60-year-old man from Weld County. At this time, the Sheriff s Office has not released his identity.
One person dead in Weld County police shooting
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WELD COUNTY, Colo. â Authorities said one person is dead following a shooting involving multiple agencies in Weld County. No officers were injured.
The incident occurred in the Aristocrat Ranchettes community outside Fort Lupton in unincorporated Weld County Saturday morning.
The Weld County Sheriffâs Office said officers responded to a disturbance with weapons call in the rural subdivision when the shooting occurred.
A female caller reported to 911 there was a man armed with a gun who was preventing her from leaving the house and was threatening to kill her.
A 60-year-old man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Fort Lupton on Saturday morning.
Law enforcement officials from multiple agencies were dispatched to a home in the Aristocrat Ranchettes in unincorporated Weld County at 8:43 a.m. after a report of a man with a gun, according to a news release from the 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team.
A female told dispatch that there was an armed man outside her home who was preventing her from leaving and threatening to kill her. Officials from multiple agencies including responded and located the man outside of the residence.
Law enforcement ordered him to drop his weapon immediately, and after several minutes of communicating, a member of the Weld County Sheriff s Office fired at the suspect, the agencies spokesperson told The Denver Gazette.