ARVADA, Colo. — A man was killed by police Saturday during an incident that prompted a shelter-in-place for residents in the area of Willow Green Townhomes in Arvada, according to an announcement from police.
Police first responded to the apartment at 6989 Sheridan Blvd. around 7 a.m. after a domestic disturbance report involving an assault, according an Arvada PD release.
"Initial information indicated multiple individuals, including children, were inside the unit and that firearms were present," officials said in the release.
Police entered the apartment after seeing "evidence of a physical disturbance." In the apartment, they had found two women and a child who were safely taken out of the apartment, officials said. The release said officers were told there were two men still inside who were believed to be armed.
Police said they saw an armed man exit through a window and onto the roof before going back inside. The man came out on the roof again and retrieved a gun, when a Westminster officer shot him. Westminster PD had been called to the scene earlier when Arvada PD requested additional resources.
"Due to the unknown situation inside the apartment and potential danger, emergency medical personnel were unable to immediately access him," the release said. "A drone was used to monitor the suspect, who showed no signs of life."
The Jefferson County Regional SWAT Team searched the apartment and didn't find anyone else, and the man on the roof was confirmed to be dead around 11 a.m. There were two guns on the roof with him and another in the apartment, according to police.
Arvada PD detectives are investigating the initially reported assault, and the 17th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the police shooting.
Residents in the area of Willow Green Townhomes in Arvada near 70th Avenue and Sheridan were instructed to shelter in place Saturday morning while police said they were responding to a "barricaded suspect." The shelter in place was lifted a little after noon, and Sheridan reopened after being closed between 72nd and 69th avenues.
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