-Westminster, CO. -October 01, 2023. disturbance with injuries in the 1400 block of 116th Avenue. As Officer Phelps arrived on scene, several individuals were in a physical altercation with a male subject in the parking lot. Officer Phelps gave several loud, verbal commands to the individuals. One individual did not comply. As Officer Phelps deployed his Taser, in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, the individual produced a gun and pointed the weapon at another person. After several more loud, verbal commands to drop the gun were ignored by the individual, Officer Phelps then fired one round from his duty weapon, striking the subject. Officers preformed life saving measures until paramedics arrived on scene and transported the male subject to the hospital. Ultimately, the male subject died from his injuries. Officers had responded to the address of the individual five separate times since September 29th for noise disturbances. Each time the officers tried to contact the resident, he would not answer the door or speak to officers. Around 3:45pm on October 1st officers again responded to the residence with a Co-Responder to speak to the individual, however: again, he would not answer the door or phone calls to check his well-being. On October 1, around 7:53pm Westminster Police received a call regarding an adult male who was throwing things off of a balcony and damaging cars in the parking lot. Several residents intervened and were wrestling with the individual when officers got to the location. Due to the active disturbance, a Co-Responder was not dispatched to the scene with the officer. Our officers ensure the scene is safe before requesting a Co-Responder. The officers were wearing their body worn cameras during this incident. The investigation into the actions of the officer is still ongoing and will likely take several months. Support us on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/shop/policebodycamvideos