Overview
- Police say the March 15 incident began around 6 a.m. at an apartment near 43rd Avenue and Medlock Drive during a domestic violence call.
- Officers used a Halligan tool to force open a locked back patio gate and rescue a woman and her young child who were trapped outside.
- The man inside fired multiple rounds from apartment windows and shot at a police drone, after which officers returned fire during an hour‑long barricade.
- SWAT deployed a second drone, located the man inside with a gunshot injury, and he was later pronounced dead at the scene, with no other injuries reported.
- Investigators have not yet specified how many officers fired or the sequence of shots, and DPS is leading the inquiry as part of routine protocol.