UPDATE

When asked about past code enforcement issues at the meeting, city o cials said at times Lubotsky complied to address issues the city brought forward.

Shawn Lewis said despite the homeowner’s past the city can’t simply take away his property.

“I am not aware of a path for the city to permanently keep the owner from returning to the property,” he said. “In terms of levels of government, the city has less authority than the other levels of government at the state and federal level.”

He also said that since the property is in a remediation abatement status, that grants Lubotsky the opportunity to “cure” issues with his the house.

“At 4:01 p.m. numerous shots were red from the basement,” according to the release. “At that point, a single Englewood o cer returned re. It is unknown if the suspect was injured at that time. Mutual aid was requested from multiple agencies.”

Police presence was heavy. Arapahoe County sheri ’s deputies and Littleton police o cers also responded to the incident and another emergency noti cation was sent to residents, telling them to prepare to evacuate.

Around 5:15 p.m., agencies evacuated surrounding residents. Once the area was clear, o cers continued multiple attempts to negotiate the man’s surrender.

“During the incident, the suspect red numerous times with at least one armored vehicle being struck,” the release said. “O cers continued their attempts for several hours and deployed numerous resources including drones, bomb squad robot and gas, to resolve the issue, however, the suspect failed to surrender.” e 18th Judicial District’s Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the use of force by law enforcement. property.

At one point, o cers used an armored car to enter the house through the garage. ere, they encountered Gonzalez, who was pointing a gun at them, according to the press release.

“O cers and the suspect exchanged multiple gunshots, at which point the suspect was struck,” the release said. ough emergency medical services were on standby, Gonzalez was declared dead at the scene.

During the meeting, Shawn Lewis told the crowd he understands their frustrations and assured them that the city is trying to take an aggressive approach to resolve the issues with this property.

Other city o cials in attendance, including Police Chief Sam Watson and District 4 Councilmember Steve Ward, encouraged residents to remain engaged by reporting any activity around the property to the EPD non-emergency number, 303-761-7410, calling their councilmembers with any issues, registering for the Engle x app to le complaints and appointing a spokesperson for the neighborhood to voice concerns at future court proceedings or meetings involving the property.

City o cals said they will continue montoring the property.