Mary Quintana, whose home caught fire during a SWAT team standoff with her son in 2019, has settled a lawsuit against the city of Denver for $95,000. The standoff began when police attempted to arrest Joseph Quintana on an outstanding warrant, leading to a shootout where he wounded two officers before fatally shooting himself.
Crime tape closes off access to Inca Street near Sixth Avenue east of Santa Fe on Jan. 27, 2019, in Denver , Colorado. A Denver SWAT team attempted to arrest Joseph Quintana at his mother’s home at 622 Inca St. He shot and wounded two officers, then fatally shot himself in the ensuing standoff. A woman whose Denver home caught fire during an hourslong SWAT team standoff with her son is set to receive $95,000 to settlefive years ago just south of downtown.
When one officer went down to the basement, Quintana shot him, striking him in a Kevlar vest protecting his abdomen, according to the lawsuit first filed by Mary Quintana’s attorneys in January 2020. In an exchange of gunfire that followed, another officer was struck in the leg, according to that suit.
Shortly after the fire started, Joseph Quintana shot himself. He was taken to a hospital, where he died the next morning. OfficialsFather of teen charged with murder of Denver bar bouncer helped his son hide after killing, police allege A federal appeals court in March ruled that Denver police officers Justin Dodge and Richard Eberharter were immune from legal liability. The three-judge panel found that their action during the standoff did not amount to a willful or wanton disregard for the harm that could be done by their actions.
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