Michael Mason, who lives near the incident, said that in the afternoon while he was at his house he saw more than 10 police vehicles, both marked and unmarked, go speeding past his house followed by an ambulance later on.Ĭathi Herrera, who lives along Aries Drive, was returning home with her granddaughter when she pulled up and was stopped by the team of law enforcement in the area. Nearby Loveland residents spoke with the Reporter-Herald as police worked in the area. While no detailed information was provided on scene, police said they were looking for Acevedo as a “person of interest” and that he was considered armed and dangerous. Loveland police officers spent the afternoon on scene, initially only describing the incident as an “active scene.” The incident led to a shelter-in-place order for the surrounding neighborhood. While no further information is expected to be released immediately and the investigation remains ongoing, Loveland police, in the press release, thanked the Denver Police Department, Erie Police Department, Longmont Police Department and other surrounding agencies for their support in the incident. The release said a possible suspect was located by officers in the area carrying what appeared to be a long gun. Officers from the LPD, Northern Colorado Drug Task Force and other agencies including Denver Police Air Support began searching for the suspect, ultimately leading them to a house in the 600 block of Grimson Place in Erie. Assistant Chief Laurie Scott said Thursday afternoon that they put the word out to other agencies to look for the man and the car. Police said they received information identifying the possible suspect as 49-year-old Javier Acevedo, who was driving a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta and believed to be armed and dangerous. With the three kids safe, SWAT returned and cleared the residence but were unable to find the suspect. The release said the SWAT team immediately went into the house and safely removed all three juveniles hiding in various parts of the house it was believed at the time, the release said, that the suspect was still possibly inside. Loveland SWAT deployed to the residence using an armored rescue vehicle. Thursday LPD responded to the area of Aries Drive and Pavo Court for a 911 call regarding a weapons complaint.ĭispatch received additional information from juveniles inside a house on Pavo Court that victims had been shot and it was unknown if the suspect was still in the home the three juveniles remained hiding inside the house, the release said. The Loveland Police Department released late Thursday night that two people were confirmed dead at a home in east Loveland after an incident Thursday afternoon and that a possible suspect reportedly shot himself in Erie.Īccording to a release from the department, at approximately 2:22 p.m.
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