A Mesa County resident died Sunday after a shootout as Grand Junction police officers investigated an attack.
On Sunday around 7:11 p.m., police officers responded to reports of an assault that occurred in the 400 block of Road 28 in Grand Junction, according to a press release from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office.
The attack victim was taken to the emergency room by a neighbor with life-threatening injuries and hospital staff called police to report the attack, the news release said.
When Grand Junction officers arrived in the 400 block of 28 Road to investigate, the suspect refused to leave the home and shot at officers multiple times, police said. A Grand Junction police officer returned fire.
It is not clear who owned the house and how the suspect and victim knew each other.
After the shots were fired, officers called in SWAT teams from the Grand Junction Police Department and the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, sheriff’s officials said. Investigators said they tried to talk to the suspect for hours but received no response.
When SWAT entered the building, they found the suspect’s body.
Investigators could not say whether the Grand Junction police officer shot and killed the suspect.
No information about the suspect, including age and gender, was available Monday morning, but investigators said the person will be identified by the Mesa County Coroner’s Office.
The shooting is under investigation by the 21st Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team and the officer involved is on paid administrative leave pending the results of that investigation.
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