At approximately 3:15 p.m., Boulder police received a request to check on the welfare of a woman who lived in an apartment. A second call reported that the husband was leaving the residence with two children, ages 6 and 12, and possibly armed with a gun. While other officers were searching for the suspect, Boulder police officers located a deceased woman inside the apartment. Police spotted the vehicle and followed it to the Table Mesa Park and Ride. The man was contacted on the top level of the parking structure with two children still inside a vehicle. Officers attempted to negotiate. One or more officers fired a gunshot. it was not immediately known if the man was shot before he fell from the top story of the parking structure. The children were not physically harmed.
Victim's Name: Jose Gallegos
Agency Responsible: Boulder Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: November 1, 2019
County: Boulder
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: box cutter
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5191
Geography: Suburban