FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Larimer County authorities say a man fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy at a mobile home park near Fort Collins had been armed with a pair of scissors.
The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/1UEKDYE ) a Fort Collins Police Services release says deputies reported seeing 38-year-old Philip B. Salazar wielding a large pair of scissors, which was allegedly found at the scene of the Saturday shooting.
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office had responded to the mobile home park on a domestic disturbance call. Lt. Bobby Moll says the incident escalated when Salazar took a woman hostage and did not comply with commands from members of a SWAT team.
Investigators have determined that one deputy fired his weapon multiple times during the incident. The deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
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Information from: Fort Collins Coloradoan, http://www.coloradoan.com
