A Colorado man armed with a knife, wearing a gas mask, and barricaded in a basement hurled paint cans and pool balls at police. 🌐 #News #WestminsterCO #Colorado #Crime
WESTMINSTER, CO – A violent standoff in Colorado ended in chaos when a barricaded suspect armed himself with a knife and launched a barrage of objects—including paint cans, pool balls, and tools—at police before being taken down by SWAT. The confrontation, which began as a domestic assault call, quickly escalated into a dangerous ordeal that forced officers to deploy drones and tactical strategies to subdue the suspect.
Suspect Attacks Police with Household Objects
Westminster Police revealed that officers first responded just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, to a report of a suspect who had allegedly assaulted his father.
While officers attempted to negotiate his surrender, the 37-year-old suspect, whose name was not disclosed, turned hostile and armed himself with a knife…