A man shot and killed himself with a shotgun in Lafayette on Wednesday afternoon after approaching officers in the parking lot of Flatirons Community Church and announcing his intentions.

Cmdr. Brian Rosipajla said the man, who has not been identified, parked his vehicle roughly 50 yards from the officers, who were parked and doing paperwork at roughly 5:30 p.m., and started walking toward them.

“He notified the officers that he wanted them to shoot him or he was going to shoot himself,” Rosipajla said. “(The man) retreated back to his vehicle. Our officers took cover as the man pulled a shotgun out of the vehicle and immediately shot himself.”

Investigators remained on scene for at least two hours following the incident and had taped off a large section of the parking lot, using fire trucks and other vehicles to shield the scene from public view.

Rosipajla said the officers were not injured, and Lafayette police are continuing the incident.

He did not have any information on the man’s identity and said any identification would come from the Boulder County Coroner’s Office, which did not immediately respond to an emailed request for information.

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