LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A man, who police said was wanted in connection with several violent crimes has died after he was shot by an agent with the Lakewood Police Department (LPD) at a home in the 1500 block of South Harlan Street, according to a tweet from the agency.
LPD said someone else at the home called them Monday shortly before 12 p.m. and said the suspect was at the home and in the basement.
Agents responded to the home in an attempt to arrest the 22-year-old man, who was wanted on multiple violent felony warrants, according to police. The suspect tried to escape by climbing out of a basement window into the backyard, LPD said.
As he did that, an agent positioned in the yard saw a weapon and ordered the man to drop it several times, police said. When he refused, that officer fired multiple shots at the suspect.
The suspect was hit at least once. Agents performed CPR on the man, who was then taken to the hospital for treatment. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
No agents were injured, the tweet said. In a second tweet, the agency said a weapon was recovered at the scene.
Video from SKY9 shows crime scene tape surrounding the front yard of a home at the corner of West Florida Avenue and South Harlan Street.
LPD refers to its officers as "agents." The agent who fired a weapon will be placed on administrative leave, per department police.
The suspect will be identified at a later time pending the notification of next of kin, LPD said.
The Jefferson County Critical Response Team is handling the investigation into the incident.
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