In BRIGHTON, Colo., police officers shot and killed a man who was suspected of a homicide and armed carjacking. The police took action after the man fired at deputies at an Adams County home on a Saturday morning.
No other injuries were reported.
The incident unfolded when officers responded to a call at a residence on N. 11th Avenue. Upon arrival at approximately 8:44 a.m., law enforcement found a 72-year-old man who had been violently assaulted and was deceased.
It was revealed that the suspect involved in the man’s death was a relative of the victim. Family members reported that the suspect had been behaving erratically and fled in a silver Honda CRV before the police reached the scene.
About an hour later, in Thornton, police were called to a vehicle crash involving the suspect’s CRV near the 4700 block of E. 168th Avenue. Police said the suspect then carjacked a passerby’s Camaro at knifepoint.
Multiple agencies searched for the Camaro until around 9:40 a.m. when an Adams County Sheriff’s deputy located it at another family member’s home near E. 160th Avenue and Washington Street.
Police said when officers confronted the suspect, he fired a weapon at the deputy, who returned fire, resulting in the man’s death.
The Adams County Critical Incident Team is investigating the officer-involved shooting, and the Adams County Coroner’s Office will release the identities of the victim and suspect.
