WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A 35-year-old man was shot and killed by officers Sunday night after what Westminster Police said was a confrontation at an apartment complex.
The Westminster Police Department said the shooting happened at the Skyview Apartments, at West 116th Avenue and Navajo Street.
Police said they had been called to the man's apartment five times since Friday for noise disturbances. The man, later identified as Jeremy Rink, did not answer the door or talk with officers at any of those times, police said.
Around 3:45 p.m. Sunday, officers responded with a mental health co-responder. Rink again did not answer the door or answer the phone to speak with the co-responder, Westminster Police said.
Officers were then called to the apartments for another disturbance just before 8 p.m. Sunday. Police said residents reported that Rink was throwing things from a balcony and damaging vehicles parked below. A co-responder was not dispatched on the call because of safety concerns, police said.
One resident told 9NEWS on Monday that Rink punched cars in the parking lot after he threw a bike off the balcony.
When officers arrived, they found a man being held down by several residents. An officer tried using a stun gun on the man, but it was not effective, police said.
The man pulled out a handgun as he was fighting with one of the residents, Westminster Police said in a release. An officer then shot the man, police said.
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Officers started life-saving measures before the man was taken to the hospital where he later died, according to police.
Neighbors told 9NEWS they believed the man was struggling with mental health issues, and it was clear he needed help.
They were surprised he had a gun.
Neighbors said he lived alone and had been living at the apartment for at least three years.
The officer who shot the man will be placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated, police said. The shooting will be investigated by the 17th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team, a team of investigators from law enforcement agencies in Adams and Broomfield Counties.
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