Police in northern Colorado are investigating whether a fatal shooting involving Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Thursday was justified.
investigating reports of an armed suspectShortly after, deputies responded to the Larimer County Landfill where the suspect was located. Investigators, at the time this story was published, could not share what lead the deputies to the landfill and ultimately to the suspect.
Swoboda’s team with Fort Collins Police Services is now leading the investigation into the shooting as part of the 8th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team. “The Critical Incident Response Team is designed so an agency isn’t investigating itself,” Swoboda explained.The suspect’s identity will be released by the coroner’s office following an autopsy and notification to next of kin.
The deputies with the sheriff’s office who were involved in the shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave pending a completed investigation.
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