One person was killed after a standoff with Elbert County Sheriff’s Office deputies Wednesday night.
Investigators alleged he brandished a handgun and fired twice towards deputies.
Douglas Regional Dispatch Center got a 911 call about a domestic dispute in the area of County Road 77 around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. Deputies responded to the area and made contact with the suspect, whom authorities declined to identify Thursday, inside of a fifth-wheel trailer.
The suspect was armed with a handgun when the deputies first arrived, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
The man “refused to listen” to requests to drop the weapon, and as he was heading back into the trailer, deputies struck the man with less lethal rounds, police said.
A negotiator talked to the man, who told police his back hurt because of the rounds fired at him. Still, he refused to leave the trailer.
The Elbert County SWAT team shot pepper ball rounds into the trailer through a window and door around 9:30 p.m. The suspect then fired two rounds toward the deputies, police said.
Three deputies fired back at the man, who did not leave the trailer. SWAT members then sent in two drones, which showed the man lying motionless inside of the trailer.
Upon entry, deputies found the suspect dead, according to the release.
The three involved deputies have been placed on administrative leave while the 23rd Judicial District’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) investigates the shooting and use of force.
Authorities said the man’s identification will be released by the Elbert County Coroner’s Office pending an autopsy. The Denver Gazette on Thursday filed an open records request to receive the suspect’s name.
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