Video: Colo. Officers Return Fire After Suspect Shoots at Police During SWAT Standoff
What to Know
- Loveland police released a critical incident video showing the July shooting of Brant Peter Valvo after he fired a shot at officers during a SWAT operation at his home.
- Officers and crisis negotiators spent hours trying to get Valvo to surrender, using multiple communication efforts and less-than-lethal tactics before he emerged armed from the residence.
- The video supports an earlier district attorney review that concluded the officers acted lawfully when they returned fire after Valvo shot toward officers and will not face criminal charges.
Johnson said Valvo made threats to kill his wife and explained the various attempts by SWAT and crisis negotiators to get Valvo to exit his home; followed by the use of several less-than-lethal methods after he refused; and then, when Valvo exited his home through the back balcony with a gun, officers continued using pepper balls to move him away from the weapon.
The Loveland Police Department’s video shows that Valvo fired a shot toward officers first and then Sgt. Burke Baldwin and Officer Joshua Mielke fired shots in response.
The video aligns with the report the 8th Judicial District Attorney’s Office released earlier this month. It concluded that the officers who shot Valvo will not face any criminal charges because they defended other officers after Valvo fired a shot toward them.
Johnson said officers tried several methods to get the suspect to exit his home peacefully, and that it wasn’t until Valvo fired a shot that officers fired back.
Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran said the video was a department effort to be transparent and to show the steps the agency took before the shooting.
He also reminded the community that what happened was a tragedy and offered his condolences to those affected.
The video is available on the Loveland Police Department’s social media pages and YouTube account at youtu.be/GVGr7tDLBj4.
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