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