EVERGREEN, Colo. — A suspect is dead and there were no known injuries following a shooting near Bergen Park in Evergreen, deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said late Thursday afternoon.
A "significant police" response in the area of Ellingwood Trail between Highway 74 near Bergen Parkway was first reported by Jeffcom911co shortly after 5 p.m. Officials urged residents to avoid the area as police investigated.
About eight minutes later, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said they were responding to an "active shooter incident" near the intersection of Highway 74 and Highway 66.
Jacki Kelley, Jeffco's public information officer, told Denver7 over the phone the shooter was found dead at the scene and that the number of victims in the shooting was "unknown at this time."
The sheriff's office confirmed the shooter — whose identity has not been released — died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"There are no known victims at this time," a Jeffco deputy said on X in an update, adding deputies were still clearing the buildings.
This is a developing, breaking news story and will be updated.
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