Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 51
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/06/2025
Location : Lofton Court and Kokai Circle
City : Unincorporated Adams County
County : Adams
State : Colorado
Agency : Adams County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 6, 2025, around 5:11 a.m., deputies with the Adams County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check at a home near Lofton Court and Kokai Circle. A 51-year-old man armed with a knife was encountered outside. Deputies used verbal commands, a Taser, and less-lethal projectiles, but the man continued advancing. Deputies opened fire and killed him. Inside the home, deputies found two deceased individuals, believed to be the man's in-laws. The man is suspected of killing them before deputies arrived. The coroner will determine official causes of death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.9news.com/video/news/crime/man-killed-in-laws-before-being-fatally-shot-by-deputies-sheriffs-office-says/73-6327e225-b498-4a5b-8c7b-9c8a7b5fe37b
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/2-dead-colorado-home-deputies-shoot-suspect-knife/
https://www.denver7.com/news/crime/three-people-die-in-neighborhood-of-unincorporated-adams-county-friday-morning