A Jefferson County man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide after he fired shots at a man investigating an insurance claim, authorities said.
The incident happened at about 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 11300 block of South Deer Creek Road, according to a media release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim told deputies he was in the area investigating an insurance claim involving the suspect when the man came out of his home and yelled at him.
A short time later, the homeowner began shooting at the insurance-company contractor with a “small-caliber firearm,” the Sheriff’s Office said.
The contractor ran from the area and called 911, the release said.
“Several bullet fragments were recovered from the backpack that the victim was wearing,” but the contractor was not injured, the Sheriff’s Office said. It identified the suspect as 27-year-old Marshall C. Lawson.
Lawson is being held in lieu of $150,000 bail at the Jefferson County Jail on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com
