Shooting in car leads to standoff in Widefield; neighbors shelter in place
(Photo by Esteban Candelaria, The Gazette)
The man who barricaded himself in a home in Widefield late Thursday has been captured, and the shelter-in-place order for that area has been lifted, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement received reports around 5 p.m. that the man had fired a shot from within a vehicle and aimed his weapon at bystanders before darting into a home near the 100 block of Cornell Street. Deputies closed the street down and issued a shelter-in-place order for a roughly 8-mile radius around the home.
No one was injured in the incident, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Deborah Mynatt said, but medical staff were on scene.
Also among the small army of law enforcement surrounding the home Thursday evening, Mynatt said, were SWAT units and crisis negotiators.
“Our No. 1 goal is to have a peaceful resolution,” Mynatt said.
Bri McGrew, who lives two doors down from the house the man was barricaded in, was out getting food for family members who were in her home when police closed down her street.
“I told them they could come out to get it if they want, but I don’t think they’re going to come out,” she said.





