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Pueblo officer fatally shoots armed man threatening his family, police say

Officers were called to south Pueblo for a domestic disturbance Tuesday morning

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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An armed man who was threatening to hurt his family was Tuesday morning after refusing to drop his gun, officials said.

Police were called to the 100 block of Glen Royal Drive in south Pueblo at 11:44 a.m. when someone reported a man was making threats to harm members of his family, the Pueblo Police Department said in a news release.

Officers could see he had a gun, and one officer shot him after the man did not follow orders to drop the weapon. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

No officers or bystanders were injured in the shooting, police officials said.

The will investigate the shooting, and the man will be identified by the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office.

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