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Keith Wayne Homrighausen

Age : 49

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 07/31/2021

Location :

City : Centennial

County : Arapahoe

State : Colorado

Agency : Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after exchange of gunfire

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/31/2021, Keith Wayne Homrighausen was shot and killed by deputies with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office in Centennial, Colorado. Deputies responded to a report of a fight between two men at a family gathering near South Jericho Street. When deputies arrived, Homrighausen retreated into a garage and barricaded himself. He was observed with a handgun and refused to exit the garage. According to investigators, Homrighausen fired at deputies multiple times during the encounter. Deputies returned fire. A SWAT team later entered the garage and found Homrighausen deceased. The Arapahoe County coroner ruled his manner of death a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds. An official review later concluded the deputies’ use of force was legally justified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/coroner-finds-sheriffs-deputies-shot-killed-man-in-garage-shootout-in-centennial/
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/centennial-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-dead-garage/73-8d281842-0ae2-40ee-bb61-5994dd8bf384
https://arapahoeco.gov/Coda18/Documents/Blogs/CIRT-Case-21-08.pdf?t=202412070205120
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/denver-co/keith-homrighausen-10295484
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/centennial-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-dead-garage/73-8d281842-0ae2-40ee-bb61-5994dd8bf384

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/08/03/arapahoe-county-deputies-shootout-man-identified/