LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - An investigation is underway after a police officer shot and killed an armed man during a standoff that ended with a fire in a suburban Denver home.
Police in Lakewood were called to the home Thursday on a report that a 47-year-old man was causing a disturbance and destroying property. Police entered the home when they saw a fire inside the building following a two-hour standoff.
Investigators say the man, whose name has not been released, was shot when he attacked the officers. He died at a nearby hospital, and 10 officers were treated for smoke inhalation.
Police have not said what kind of weapon the man was armed with. No other information was released.
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