The man called Lone Tree police saying he wanted to kill himself, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. After deputies arrived at his house, Weekly said the man pointed his gun at them and they shot him.

The man, who lived in unincorporated Douglas County, called Lone Tree police early Saturday evening and said he was suicidal, Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said.

A deputy with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office recently pulled over a vehicle with temporary tags that had been expired for over two years, according to a post shared on social media.

A suicidal man was shot by Douglas County Sheriff's deputies after they responded to a distress call. The man fired a gunshot within his apartment and later pointed it at deputies, prompting them to fire their weapons.