Intrusion Suspect Enters Home, Refuses to Leave, Gets Shot Dead

Police in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, indicate an intrusion suspect allegedly entered a home Wednesday night, refused to leave, and was shot dead.

KDVR reports the suspect allegedly entered the home around 11:30 pm and “startled the homeowner.”

9News reports the homeowner told the suspect to leave but the suspect refused. The homeowner then shot the suspect, killing him.

Wheat Ridge Police’s Sara Spaulding indicated the suspect’s behavior put the homeowner on edge. Spaulding said the suspect allegedly approached the homeowner and his family before being shot.

Spaulding said first responders provided medical care to the suspect and tried to revive him, but he died at the scene.

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