The Fort Collins Police officers who near the Colorado State University campus on Saturday were identified Sunday.
Officer Tyler Patterson and Officer Adam Brunjes responded to a call early Saturday morning about 22-year-old David Wheat Jr. who was making suicidal statements and threatening people at 1225 Prospect St., Fort Collins police said in a news release.
Officers said they arrived on scene during an assault between Wheat and a woman and discovered that Wheat was armed with a knife and had stabbed the woman, the release said.
When officers asked Wheat to put the knife down,Wheat “advanced” on the officers, causing Patterson and Brunjes to shoot and kill Wheat, according to the release.
Wheat died at the scene.
The woman suffered a non-life threatening stab wound and was transported to an area hospital.
Patterson and Brunjes were Fort Collins police employees since January of 2014, the release said and had previous law enforcement experience.
Both officers remain on paid administrative leave.
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