A man who opened fire on officers was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after an hours-long standoff in Brighton, police said Monday.
The incident, tied to a domestic dispute, started at 8:20 p.m. Sunday in the vicinity of Beldock and Chavez streets. A shelter-in-place order was lifted at 8:50 a.m. Monday. The Commerce City–Brighton Combined SWAT Team and crisis negotiators were on the scene.
"While officers were attempting to make contact with him, the suspect fired several shots at officers," police said. "Officers did not return fire. No officers were injured during the incident.
"After repeated attempts over the course of several hours to contact the suspect and have him exit the residence safely, officers entered the home and located the male deceased with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," police said. The man's name wasn't released. He was 48.
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