Man Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting at Paradise Billiards in Evans

Late last night, a man allegedly carrying a weapon outside an Evans billiards parlor was shot dead by a police officer. Continue for the latest, including photos from the scene and more. See also: Update: Jahvell Forrest Busted in Shooting of Aurora Cop Ryan Burns, published on November 19, 2014...

By Michael Roberts

January 5, 2015

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Late last night, a man allegedly carrying a weapon outside an Evans billiards parlor was shot dead by a police officer. Continue for the latest, including photos from the scene and more.

See also: Update: Jahvell Forrest Busted in Shooting of Aurora Cop Ryan Burns, published on November 19, 2014

According to the City of Evans Police, the incident took place outside Paradise Billiards, located at 818 31st Street. The location is featured in the following interactive graphic. If you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map."

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The Paradise Billiards Facebook page includes numerous pics of the establishment. Here's an image from outside....

...as well as this photo.... ...and this one.... ...offering a look inside.

Officers from the communities of Evans and LaSalle responded to the venue at 11:21 p.m. Sunday on a report of a man outside with a gun. An Evans PD release notes that officers contacted the man shortly thereafter and told him to drop the weapon.

In response, the man is said to have ignored their orders and raised the gun toward the officers "in a threatening manner." At that point, "officers were forced to shoot the male party."

The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was declared dead.

A short time ago, journalists began tweeting from the scene, including 9News' Colleen Ferriera....

On scene of an officer involved shooting in Evans. Live report at 4:30am #9newsmornings pic.twitter.com/p9KGNb7Fnb
— Colleen Ferreira (@ColleenFerreira) January 5, 2015

...CBS4's Rahel Solomon....

Scene of officer-involved shooting in Evans that left suspect dead. What led to incident & details live on #CBS4 pic.twitter.com/qzvUoWxkss
— Rahel Solomon (@RahelCBS4) January 5, 2015

...and Cody White, affiliated with Fox31:

Officer involved shooting at Paradise Billiards in Evans. Details on @GoodDayCO & @ch2daybreak pic.twitter.com/HrTtFUaOdy
— cody white (@CodyCam) January 5, 2015

The Evans police note that the identity of the man in question is not being released at this time. A statement adds that the Greeley Police Department will be conducting an investigation into the shooting, with the Evans officer who fired the fatal shot being placed on administrative leave "as per normal procedure."

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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