Man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after police shooting in Weld County Tuesday
A man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot by police in Weld County Tuesday night.
Greeley Police Department officers responded to a call of a domestic incident at a residence in the 600 block of Mt. Princeton Drive in Severance around 9 p.m. Tuesday. They found a 33-year-old man sitting in his vehicle parked in the driveway, according to a social media post from the GPD. The responding officers were with the Severance Police Department.
Inside the vehicle, the man was armed with multiple weapons, police said in the post. One officer fired one shot that hit him. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials declined to say why police decided to shoot the man or whether he posed a threat to them when asked Wednesday morning. They also did not share more information about if there was another party on the scene and if they were cooperating with authorities.
In accordance with department policy, the officer will be placed on paid administrative leave as a result of the incident, according to the post. The 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. Collin Losasso at 970-351-5446 or at collin.losasso@greeleypd.com.




