ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A man was shot and killed by officers at the end of an hours-long "tactical operation" in Englewood Tuesday night, the Englewood Police Department (EPD) said.
Police said just after 3 p.m. that they were "engaged in a tactical operation" in the 4100-block of South Cherokee Street, which is near the intersection with Oxford Avenue. Family members told officers that there was only one man inside the house. Police sent out an alert around that time telling people in the neighborhood to shelter in place.
At about 4:01 p.m., numerous shots were fired from the basement, according to Englewood Police. Officers returned fire and it was unknown at the time if the suspect was injured, according to police. Officers sent out another alert asking nearby residents to remain indoors until officers could get them to safety, Englewood Police said.
At 5:16 p.m., officers were able to take neighbors out of the surrounding area and to a local shelter, police said. Officers continued their attempts to negotiate with the suspect and used gas in an attempt to get him out of the home, according to police.
The man fired multiple times, hitting at least one police armored vehicle, police said. Police used drones, a bomb squad robot and gas in an effort to get the suspect out of the home, according to Englewood Police. The suspect did not surrender to police.
Police used an armored vehicle to open the garage door and found the suspect who pointed a gun at the officers, according to police. The suspect and officers exchanged gunfire and the suspect was hit, police said.
Medical services were called in but the suspect died at the scene, according to police.
At about 12:43 a.m. on Wednesday, Englewood Police said all shelter in place orders had been lifted.
The 18th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating the use of force in this case.
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