Barricaded man takes his own life after Jefferson County standoff [Video]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A barricaded man took his own life after an hours long standoff near Woodmar Square Park in Jefferson County, the sheriff’s office announced on social media Tuesday.

Nearby residents were ordered to shelter-in-place early Tuesday afternoon as the armed suspect barricaded hiimself at a home in the area. But that order was lifted after the situation was resolved, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Multiple units with the sheriff’s office were on scene of the armed barricade on S. Webster St. near the intersection with S. Yukon St. by about 12:49 p.m.

Mark Techmeyer, a spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, told Denver7 that just before noon, deputies received a 911 call involving a domestic violence incident between two people.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a man was barricaded in the home after two shots were fired inside the house, but no one was …