A woman allegedly shot her husband several times Tuesday morning before calling 911 to report that she had killed him, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said. Then she fatally shot herself.
But as deputies rushed to the Centennial home she was calling from, the husband was able to reach emergency dispatchers and tell them that he was still alive, according to authorities.
Julie Brooks, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, said the woman called 911 about 11:30 a.m. and that the husband spoke to dispatchers moments later.
“It’s unclear whether that was in one call or in two separate calls,” Brooks said, adding that the shooting was a “domestic disturbance.”
As deputies arrived at the home on the 20900 block of East Euclid Drive, they found the woman dead with what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound. They also found the wounded man, who was conscious, breathing and able to speak despite having several gunshot wounds.
“There is still a lot of investigation left to do,” Brooks said.
Brooks said that investigators have a good idea of what prompted the incident, but “it’s not information we’re ready to discuss at this point.”
The couple’s name has not been released. An update on the man’s condition was not immediately available.
Breaking: Arapahoe Sheriff responds to call of wife shooting husband, then herself. Just got on scene.
— Jaclyn Allen (@jaclynreporting)
The address where the shooting happened is adjacent to the Saddle Rock Golf Course and near the intersection of East Arapahoe Road and South Liverpool Street.
