Greeley PD: Parolee on run from Pueblo found dead in Greeley
(GREELEY, Colo.) — The Greeley Police Department reported that a parolee on the run from the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) Youth Halfway House in Pueblo ended up in Greeley on Monday, June 9, when the execution of a search warrant ended in his suicide.
According to Greeley Police, around noon on Monday, officers responded to the 2100 block of 7th Avenue, near the intersection of Highways 85 and 34 in Greeley, to assist the Department of Corrections' Parole Fugitive division in tracking down a 26-year-old suspect reported to be on the run from Pueblo.
Greeley PD reported that two weeks before, the man had been named as a suspect involved in a stabbing that occurred while he was in custody serving a sentence related to first-degree assault. At that time, the suspect left the CDOC facility in Pueblo.
According to the police, Parole officers tracked the suspect to his father's house in Greeley and tried to contact him, but he ran inside. The other children and adults in the house exited and left him alone in the home.
Greeley PD stated that around 1:40 p.m., a Reverse 911 text was sent out to the surrounding community advising people to stay in their homes. A search warrant was issued, and Greeley PD attempted to get the suspect to surrender. When they entered the home, they found the suspect in the basement, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to Greeley PD, the Reverse 911 was cancelled around 5:15 p.m.
The name of the suspect will be released by the Weld County Coroner's Office after the family is notified. This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information is asked to call Detective Max Moree at max.moree@greeleypd.com, or call (980) 350-9549.
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. Call or text 988 to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; this service provides 24/7 confidential support for anyone in crisis or emotional distress.
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