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A Fort Collins officer who shot a college student who police said had a handgun has been identified.
Officer Brinton Deighton remains on paid administrative leave as the investigation into the shooting of 24-year-old Jordan Koehn, a Colorado State University, continues.
The Fort Collins Police Department identified Deighton on Tuesday in a media release.
The when officers “responded to a welfare check on a suicidal man,” police said.
Police said Koehn pulled a handgun and pointed it at himself before pointing it at officers.
Witnesses, or anyone with information on the case, is asked to call Det. Jaclyn Shaklee at 970 416-2771.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822, knicholson@denverpost.com or twitter.com/kierannicholson
