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CHEYENNE (WNE) — A call to the Cheyenne Police Department for a domestic dispute ended in the police killing the suspect Friday evening, CPD said in a news release Monday afternoon.
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CHEYENNE (WNE) — A call to the Cheyenne Police Department for a domestic dispute ended in the police killing the suspect Friday evening, CPD said in a news release Monday afternoon.
The man was identified Monday as 47-year-old Cheyenne resident Patrick Flores.
The shooting occurred Friday, March 8, when police officers were dispatched to calls for a domestic disturbance with a firearm, which the agency said was around 6:18 p.m.
Dispatchers told police that he was “shooting the firearm and his wife was heard screaming.”
The call was “near the 5200 block of Fishing Bridge.”
According to the CPD, officers approached the front door of the residence and “made multiple announcements, commanding the occupants to exit,” with no response.
An officer broke down the front door of the residence upon hearing a woman scream, the release said.
Officers said they “encountered Flores, who was shooting his weapon, and returned fire.”
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into the matter, and an investigation is ongoing.
The CPD has placed three officers on administrative leave.
