The Copper Canyon Apartment Homes Shooting was a shooting on December 31, 2017 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. One police deputy, Zackari Parrish, was fatally shot, and four others were wounded. Two civilians were also shot by the suspect, who was later killed in an exchange of gun fire with a SWAT tactical team. The suspect reportedly used a rifle and a shotgun. Law enforcement had responded first to a noise complaint, then to a domestic-disturbance call to the apartment. During the second visit, the suspect barricaded himself in his bedroom and shot the deputies in an "ambush" style when they entered. The suspect was later shot dead by a police tactical team that subsequently re-entered the apartment. It was later determined that the suspect, former attorney Matthew Riehl, was a veteran wi
The Copper Canyon Apartment Homes Shooting was a shooting on December 31, 2017 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. One police deputy, Zackari Parrish, was fatally shot, and four others were wounded. Two civilians were also shot by the suspect, who was later killed in an exchange of gun fire with a SWAT tactical team. The suspect reportedly used a rifle and a shotgun. Law enforcement had responded first to a noise complaint, then to a domestic-disturbance call to the apartment. During the second visit, the suspect barricaded himself in his bedroom and shot the deputies in an "ambush" style when they entered. The suspect was later shot dead by a police tactical team that subsequently re-entered the apartment. It was later determined that the suspect, former attorney Matthew Riehl, was a veteran with a history of psychotic episodes and he had recently stopped taking his medication. (en)
The Copper Canyon Apartment Homes Shooting was a shooting on December 31, 2017 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. One police deputy, Zackari Parrish, was fatally shot, and four others were wounded. Two civilians were also shot by the suspect, who was later killed in an exchange of gun fire with a SWAT tactical team. The suspect reportedly used a rifle and a shotgun. Law enforcement had responded first to a noise complaint, then to a domestic-disturbance call to the apartment. During the second visit, the suspect barricaded himself in his bedroom and shot the deputies in an "ambush" style when they entered. The suspect was later shot dead by a police tactical team that subsequently re-entered the apartment. It was later determined that the suspect, former attorney Matthew Riehl, was a veteran wi (en)
