The suspect who fired a shot at a deputy in Arapahoe County Sunday night was found dead inside the home Monday morning, after an-all night standoff.
A SWAT team was deployed to the home near East Hampden Avenue and South Himalaya Street.
Loud bangs could be heard as Denver7's Jason Gruenauer reported live from the scene at 5:45 a.m.
I counted 12 total bangs - did not appear to be/didn't sound like gunshots. Could see sparks from top of a SWAT vehicle, then quiet #Denver7
— Jason Gruenauer (@JGonTV) February 22, 2016
Gruenauer later confirmed the sounds he heard were OC gas grenades.
You can see the gas being deployed in video and photos attached above.
#Standoff update: Source confirms to #Denver7 that gas has been launched into home, announcements made to try to get armed man out
— Jason Gruenauer (@JGonTV) February 22, 2016
Hampden Avenue was closed between South Himalaya Street and South Liverpool Street during the standoff. The street reopened at about 8 a.m.
SWAT vehicle leaving scene. Hampden & Himalaya now open to traffic #standoff @denverchannel pic.twitter.com/kOwQSJUo6L
— Jason Gruenauer (@JGonTV) February 22, 2016
Residents in several neighboring homes were evacuated or warned to shelter in place, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said.
The situation started at about 9 p.m. Sunday.
Deputies were called to do a welfare check on a man in the home.
Investigators say that's when someone fired a shot at the deputies. No one was hit by the shot.
The deputies did not return fire.
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