On July 3, 2022 at approximately 8:24am, officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) were dispatched to a domestic disturbance call for service in the 1800 Block of Landis Court. Initial information from the reporting party was that they were being threatened by a suspect in the house with a gun and that they were being assaulted. Upon officers’ arrival they located a distraught female in the front yard and observed a male walk back into the residence. During the investigation, officers were advised that the male had threatened to kill the female and then kill himself when officers arrived. The officers determined there was probable cause to arrest the male for felony domestic violence related charges, including Menacing. While officers interviewed the female, other officers began making attempts to contact the male who had gone back into the residence but were unsuccessful. Eventually, assistance from the CSPD Tactical Enforcement Unit was requested and they responded to the residence to assist with the barricaded suspect.
After TEU arrived at the residence, they continued attempts to contact the suspect. At approximately 1:30pm after all forms of attempted contact with the male had no response, TEU entered the residence and located an unresponsive male inside. Medical personnel then entered the residence and determined the male was deceased. The male appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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