DENVER — After hours of negotiation attempts, a standoff between a homicide suspect and Aurora police ended early Tuesday after the man emerged from the home with a rifle and was shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Chief Daniel Oates said that the suspect was Fabian Perry, a 27-year-old fugitive with a warrant out for his arrest in relation to a homicide that occurred July 6 in Roswell, Georgia.
Perry “shot his girlfriend and mother of his two children in the face with a high-powered rifle,” Oates said during a news conference Tuesday.
Police said Perry had a criminal background with charges including robbery, burglary and theft, as well as a road-rage incident in October in which he assaulted a 53-year-old woman.
Perry, according to police, barricaded himself in a home at 438 North Oswego St. on Monday afternoon. Residents in the neighborhood were sent reverse 911 calls and told to stay inside as police attempted to negotiate with the suspect.
Others in the immediate vicinity were evacuated, Oakes said.
When officers arrived at the home around 12:45 p.m. and confirmed the wanted homicide suspect was inside, SWAT was dispatched to the scene.
The suspect’s acquaintances were able to leave the house, but police said the suspect himself refused to do so.
After advising nearby residents to stay away from their windows, police said negotiators were able to get on the phone with the suspect, Aurora police tweeted at 6:57 p.m.
The Aurora Police Department Crisis Negotiations Team over the course of several hours tried to persuade the man to exit the house.
Oakes said that at one point, Perry agreed to surrender under the condition that he speak with his family, though Perry ultimately remained uncooperative and began livestreaming the situation on social media.
Police said that around 9:45 p.m., gunshots rang out from inside the house, though rather than returning fire, they “continued to try and communicate with the suspect.”
Oakes, who was on the scene, estimated that “20 to 40 shots were fired throughout the night” by Perry.
Several attempts to determine the layout of the premises were made using drones and robots, authorities said.
Finally, at around 2:18 a.m., police said the suspect left his home, armed with a rifle. According to a news release, an Aurora police officer and an Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputy shot the man.
Despite being treated by Aurora Fire Rescue and transported to a hospital, police said that Perry “did not survive his wounds.”
Oakes said that his understanding is that the people housing Perry did not know they were hosting a wanted homicide suspect.
Footage from body cams on the officers who killed the man will be used in the investigation, which is currently ongoing, police said.
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