Police shoot domestic violence suspect

LONGMONT, Colo. — Police officers shot and killed a domestic violence suspect during an altercation in Longmont on Wednesday afternoon.

Longmont Public Safety said in a news release that officers were dispatched to a domestic violence call in the 1300 block of Coffman Street at 1:37 p.m

The release said officers contacted the suspect, who was armed with a large knife (pictured below), but he did not comply with officers’ requests to drop the knife.

According to police, officers tried using foam bullets several times, but it didn’t work. The man then fled, still armed with the knife, towards an occupied house, police said.

According to the news release, the man continued to ignore officers’ commands. Police said at least one of the officers fired his weapon to stop him from entering the house and hit him with gunfire, but he still refused to comply. According to police, other officers used foam bullets again until he complied and dropped the knife.

The suspect was taken to the hospital and his condition is unknown, according to police. The victim was not seriously injured. No Longmont officers were injured.

The 20th Judicial District Critical Incident Team is investigating the case.

Any witnesses who have not spoken to police are asked to call Boulder Police Detective Tuck at 303-441-1974 and refer to Longmont Police Report #24-4213.

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