3 Colorado deputies wounded, suspect dead after standoff in Brighton

The Adams County Sheriff's Office said a suspect in a standoff with law enforcement in Brighton is now dead and hostages inside a home are now free after three deputies were injured.

A deputy was shot in the hand during the standoff. SWAT responded and "took gunfire from the barricaded suspect," according to Adams County's Sheriff's Office. 

Sgt. Adam Sherman, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said the woman inside made it known that she was not going to cooperate: "She yelled she had hostages inside the house." The hostages would later leave the home unharmed, Sherman said.

Investigators searched the home after hearing gunfire inside.

According to authorities, Adams County deputies and Brighton police were serving a warrant at 20400 East 160th Avenue late Thursday morning. Officials said the situation turned into a standoff, and multiple specialized teams were on the scene to negotiate a peaceful solution.

"We attempted every communication tool at our disposal," said Sherman.

There was a shelter-in-place order for nearby residences. Officials asked anyone traveling in the 5200 block of Bridge Street to seek an alternative route. The shelter-in-place order has since been lifted.