A suspect in an assault and domestic violence case was shot on Thursday afternoon by deputies in Larimer County and later died at a local hospital.
The shooting happened just before 2 p.m. at the county landfill, 5887 S. Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, according to the sheriff’s office.
Shortly before 2p, LCSO deputies attempted to apprehend an assault/DV suspect at the Larimer County landfill & shots were fired by LE. Suspect was injured & is being transported to hospital. No deputies injured. CIRT activated. More information to come. The landfill is closed.
— Larimer Sheriff (@LarimerSheriff)
Deputies were attempting to apprehend the suspect when “shots were fired by law enforcement,” the sheriff’s office said. The suspect was taken to a local hospital where he died. No deputies were injured. The landfill was closed by the shooting.
On Thursday morning a woman reported to the sheriff’s office that she had been assaulted earlier this week by a man she knows, according to a news release. That man had allegedly broken into her home and threatened her and her children with violence. The woman told investigators that he was mostly likely armed.
The suspect was tracked to the landfill where “two deputies fired their weapons hitting the suspect,” a sheriff’s office news release said. “A handgun was recovered next to the suspect.”
The Larimer County Coroner’s Office will identify the man who died. He was not an employee of the landfill. An investigation is ongoing.
