A man who Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies said shot at them is dead after they returned fire near Conifer on Wednesday.
No deputies were injured when the man fired a shotgun at them, according to a tweet from the sheriff’s office.The suspect in the officer involved shooting is deceased. He was shot after firing upon deputies with a shotgun. deputies were not hurt during the exchange of gunfire. CIRT is investigating.
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
There is no threat to the public, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in a 1:44 p.m. tweet.
An investigation is underway and some area roads are closed.
At about 10 a.m., deputies responded to the 13000 block of Pine Country Lane on a welfare check for a man described as “despondent and threatening suicide,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they heard a single shot in the area. An armed man was contacted and deputies negotiated with the man, who was “threatening to kill himself,” for about two hours, attempting to get him to put down his weapon, officials said. The sheriff’s office SWAT team was dispatched to the scene.
At one point, the man placed the shotgun on the ground, “at which time deputies fired less-than-lethal shots, hitting the suspect twice, in an effort to resolve the standoff,” the news release said. “The suspect then immediately picked up the shotgun, pointed it directly at deputies, and fired. Two deputies returned fire, striking and killing the suspect.”
The man’s identity was not released Wednesday pending notification of family.
The incident happened in a remote area, around Callae and Piano Meadows drives, the sheriff’s office said. A short stretch of each of those roads is closed during the investigation.
The First Judicial District Attorney’s Office Critical Incident Response Team is leading the investigation regarding the officer-involved shooting.
The two deputies who fired at the man are on administrative leave, per office policy, pending an ongoing investigation.
on scene of an officer involved shooting near Callae Dr. & Piano Meadows Dr. in Conifer. Road closures in the area. No threat to the public. The First Judicial District Law Enforcement Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) will be the leading the investigation. More info…
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
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