Suspect Dead After Armed Standoff, Tear Gas, Fire: Police

Denver, CO – A man taken into custody Sunday evening after a six-hour standoff with Denver Police has died of his injuries, police said in a statement.

The incident is still under investigation, and police did not release the man's name, saying that information would come from the Denver Medical Examiner's office.

The incident began in the 600 block of Inca Street around 11:30 a.m. when officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area. Two officers investigating the call were shot in front of the house, allegedly by the unidentified man. The officers were dragged to safety by their fellow officers and taken to Denver Health Medical Center, police said.

The man then barricaded himself in the house for hours, then set the house on fire. Police ended up using tear gas and K9 dogs finally took the man into custody, while Denver Fire emergency workers were putting out the fire.

Police said they would be interviewing other people involved in the incident for at least a week.

The wounded officers with gunshot injuries are still in the hospital and are listed in fair condition, a police statement said. A third officer was involved in a crash while driving to the scene with his lights and sirens activated, was treated and released from the hospital.

Related: Barricaded Man Arrested After Tear Gas, K9, Fire, Shootout

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