2 officers hurt, suspect dead after Thornton standoff [Video]

THORNTON, Colo. — Two officers were injured in a shooting and the shooter was later found dead inside a home that police surrounded for several hours Wednesday morning, the Thornton Police Department said.

Officers initially responded to the home in the 16000 block of Columbine Street about 8 a.m. Wednesday.

“They were called by a citizen who was out walking their dog. They had walked by the house in question and believed that they heard popping sounds – what they believed was gunfire, as well as some light smoke inside,” said Interim Thornton Police Chief Greg Reeves.

Officers arrived and surrounded the home but could not make contact with anyone inside. They spoke with other neighbors who also believed they heard gunfire from inside the …