The Delta County Coroner’s Office identified a man killed in a shootout with police early Saturday as Larry A. Brown, 59, of Delta.
He was shot by two Delta police officers after he allegedly pulled a gun and fired it at them, authorities said.
The officers were not hit, but returned fire. Brown died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the coroner.
NBC 11 News in Grand Junction reported that Brown is a Vietnam and Desert Storm veteran who was a Marine sniper and medic who had received the Bronze Star for bravery. His family told the TV station he was being treated for post traumatic stress disorder and sometimes walked the streets in camouflage, but they did not think he fired first at police.
The incident happened in the 600 block of Grand Avenue in Delta at 1:14 a.m. Saturday. The officers are on paid leave pending the outcome of an investigation.
