A New Yr’s Eve standoff between Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies and a gunman and a second almost an identical incident three days later each led to suicide, sheriff’s officers mentioned.
Jefferson County sheriff’s officers advised residents within the 6500 block of South Weber Road, close to Woodmar Sq. Park in Littleton, to shelter in place on the afternoon of New Yr’s Eve as deputies responded to an armed barricade.
About three hours after the alert went out, sheriff’s officers mentioned the barricaded gunman had killed himself.
Sheriff’s officers introduced a second shelter-in-place order — this time, for the 12000 block of Critchell Lane in Conifer — round 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
About two hours after the order went out, for the second time in 4 days, sheriff’s officers introduced that the armed man had killed himself and lifted the shelter orders.
No further particulars about both case have been accessible on Sunday.
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