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Severance Police Shoot Armed Man During Domestic Violence Call

The 19th Judicial critical-incident team has opened an inquiry, with the officer on paid leave.

Overview

  • Officers responded shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday to a report at a home in the 600 block of Mt Princeton Drive in Severance.
  • Investigators say a 33-year-old man sat in the driver’s seat of a car in the driveway and was armed with multiple weapons.
  • An unidentified Severance officer fired one round, striking the man, who was transported to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.
  • The Severance officer was placed on paid administrative leave as the 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team leads the review.
  • Investigators asked anyone with information to call 970-351-5446, noting that further details about what preceded the shooting were not yet available.