UPDATE: Man shot by police in Estes Park pleads guilty to weapon possession, sentenced

Sady Swanson | Fort Collins Coloradoan

FINAL UPDATE: On Aug. 13, Seguin was sentenced to three years in Larimer County Community Corrections.

Update 6/11: Edward Seguin pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon by a previous offender, a Class 6 felony, as part of a plea agreement. All other charges were dismissed by the district attorney's office.

"I discharged a weapon in my house and shot the windows out," Seguin told Eighth Judicial District Judge Michelle Brinegar.

The charge Seguin pleaded guilty to — possession of a weapon by a previous offender — requires the previous offense to be within 10 years of the new charge. Seguin's previous felony is more than 10 years old, but defense attorney David Johnson said they wanted to take advantage of the plea agreement offered by the district attorney's office, which dismissed the rest of Seguin's charges.

Seguin's sentencing hearing is scheduled for Aug. 13.

Update 2/28: Edward Seguin pleaded not guilty to all charges and a four-day jury trial has been scheduled to begin June 29.

Update 12/24: Larimer County Sheriff's Office Deputy Mitch McGuinnis was cleared from wrongdoing in the shooting of Edward Seguin by Larimer County District Attorney Cliff Riedel.

Original: The suspect injured in Sunday's police shooting in Estes Park has been identified.

Estes Park resident Edward Daniel Seguin, 54, was released from the hospital Monday after being treated for injuries sustained during a police shooting in an Estes Park residence early Sunday morning.

Seguin has been booked into the Larimer County Jail on the following charges:

Felony menacing, a Class 5 felony

Possession of a weapon by a previous offender, a Class 6 felony

Prohibited use of a weapon, a Class 2 misdemeanor

He also faces a potential domestic violence sentence enhancer.

About 2:45 a.m. Sunday, Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputies and an Estes Park police officer responded to a residence in the 1100 block of Griffith Court in Estes Park, where Seguin was allegedly shooting a firearm with a woman trapped inside the home.

Investigators had responded to a welfare check at the residence earlier in the night, according to a news release.

Deputies and the officer approached the residence and made contact with Seguin. During the contact, shots were fired, according to Loveland police, and Seguin was flown to an area hospital.

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The sheriff's office confirmed that at least one law enforcement officer fired their weapon, but would not confirm how many or which agency was involved, citing the ongoing investigation. No deputies were injured in the shooting.

The 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) was notified and has responded to conduct the investigation. The Loveland Police Department is the lead investigating agency.

CIRT includes investigators from law enforcement agencies across the judicial district. After investigating, the team will present its findings to the Larimer County District Attorney's Office, which then will decide whether the level of force was warranted in the shooting.

When a police shooting occurs, departments also conduct internal reviews to determine if the agency's policies and protocols were followed during the incident.

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This was the second police shooting in the county in the past two weeks and the fifth so far this year. There was one police shooting in 2018, five in 2017, and three in both 2015 and 2016, according to Coloradoan records.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Larimer County Sheriff’s Office at 970-416-1985 or Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868 where you will remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a cash reward.

Seguin had several criminal and traffic cases from 1992-95, but online court records do not indicate how the cases concluded. He has no recent significant criminal history in the state.

Seguin did not have an appearance scheduled in Larimer County court as of Monday night.

Police shootings in Larimer County in 2019

On Nov. 11, Loveland police officers fatally shot an armed homicide suspect, Tammy Pierce, in her west Loveland home. CIRT's investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

Loveland Police Department identified three officers who fired their weapons during the shooting:

Officer Paul Ashe, a 7-year veteran of the Loveland Police Department who previously worked at the Colorado State University Police Department.

Officer Mat Grashorn, a 5-year veteran of the Loveland Police Department who previously worked at the Laramie County Sheriff's Office in Wyoming.

Master Sgt. Phil Metzler, a 25-year veteran of the Loveland Police Department who began his law enforcement career with the Evans Police Department.

The three officers on the Loveland Police Department SWAT Team were placed on paid administrative leave in accordance with the police department's policy.

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In May, Larimer County District Attorney Cliff Riedel cleared Ashe in the April 29 shooting of Gavin David Gamez, who was suspected of robbing a Loveland Subway at gunpoint. Gamez survived a gunshot wound to his upper-right chest and his criminal case is ongoing.

In January, a Fort Collins police officer responding to a domestic violence disturbance shot an armed suspect holding his estranged wife hostage as the suspect fatally shot himself, ending the threat. The officer shot him four times.

Officer Keith Hunter was justified in the shooting of 36-year-old Joshua Moore on Jan. 12, Riedel ruled in February. The Larimer County Coroner's Office ruled Moore's death a suicide.

On Jan. 8, a Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputy shot at a suspect during a standoff near Berthoud.

Deputy Ethan Powers was legally justified in firing his weapon at the 46-year-old Berthoud man, who was not hit by the gunfire, Reidel said in a formal opinion released later that month.

The man faced two charges stemming from the incident. Both were dismissed by the district attorney's office on May 28, according to Colorado court records.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court. Arrests and charges are merely accusations by law enforcement until, and unless, a suspect is convicted of a crime.

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Sady Swanson covers crime, courts, public safety and more throughout Northern Colorado. You can send your story ideas to her at sswanson@coloradoan.com or on Twitter at @sadyswan. Support our work and local journalism with a digital subscription at Coloradoan.com/subscribe.