Grand Junction, CO – A welfare check in Grand Junction turned into a SWAT response Friday morning, ending with a man found dead inside a residence, police confirmed.
According to the Grand Junction Police Department, officers were dispatched around 8:15 a.m. on September 12, 2025, to a home in the 500 block of 28 Road. Authorities said the individual inside was armed with knives and a sword.
Crisis negotiators spent several hours attempting to communicate before the Grand Junction Police SWAT team, assisted by the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office SWAT, entered the residence. Police said the man was found deceased from an apparent self-inflicted injury.
The Mesa County Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity after family notifications are complete. Officials emphasized there is no ongoing threat to the community.
The investigation remains active, but no further details were available as of Friday evening.
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