ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — A man accused of killing his in-laws in their home in unincorporated Adams County on Friday morning apparently called 911 to report the deaths afterward, according to a public information officer with the Adams County Sheriff's Office. He was shot and killed by deputies after they arrived at the scene.
In addition to the suspect's calls, the sheriff's office also received calls from concerned family members around 5:11 a.m. Friday, asking deputies to conduct a welfare check at the home, which is located around Lofton Court and Kokai Circle. The suspect, a 51-year-old man, reportedly sent a series of texts and phone calls to family members that they found alarming, the sheriff's office said.
"There was some sort of family dynamic or dispute going on," said Adams County Sgt. Adam Sherman.
When deputies arrived at the home in unincorporated Adams County, they found the suspect had driven his truck into the home's garage and was outside armed with a knife, Sherman said. Deputies commanded that he put down the knife. They used a Taser on him multiple times and soft pellets to get him to put down the knife, Sherman said.
Deputies kept backing down the street to give the suspect an opportunity to change his mind, but the man kept charging at deputies, he said.
When the suspect did not comply, the sheriff's office deputies ultimately ended up shooting the man. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to the sheriff's office.
After the man was transported to the hospital, deputies began the requested welfare check. They did a safety sweep of the home and found two people dead inside. They were identified as a 79-year-old husband and wife, Sherman said.
The 17th Judicial District Critical Incident Team is investigating how the couple was killed.
Sherman could not confirm the manner in which the couple died, but said the preliminary investigation indicates the deaths were homicides. The Adams County Coroner's Office will release the official cause and manners of death.
There were no injuries to sheriff's office deputies, neighbors or family members, Sherman confirmed.
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