CIRT team investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Greeley
Published on November 26, 2025
The 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team
November 26, 2025
CIRT team investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Greeley
This press release is being distributed on behalf of the 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).
[Greeley, Colo.] – The 19th Judicial CIRT team is investigating an officer-involved fatal shooting that occurred today at the North Colorado Medical Center, located at 1801 16th Street at 3:50 P.M.
A Greeley police officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of 21st Ave and 16th Street. The vehicle was occupied by two people. The adult female driver got out of the vehicle and an adult male passenger remained in the vehicle. The officer was aware the male occupant had an active felony warrant for his arrest.
The officer approached the vehicle to speak with him and to notify the male occupant he had an active warrant. The officer told the male passenger to get out of the vehicle. The male passenger did not comply and reached toward a bag on his lap. The officer continued to give commands to the male occupant, and he did not comply with the officer’s commands. The officer fired his gun and shot the male. Life-saving measures were attempted.
The male passenger was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The name of the deceased male passenger will be released by the Weld County Coroner’s office once the next of kin is notified. No officers were injured in this incident.
The 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team will be handling this investigation.
If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact Weld County Sheriff’s Office lead Detective Albert Castillo, at (970) 400-5806 or acastillo2@weld.gov.
This is an active investigation, and more details will be released as they become available. All media inquiries will be handled by the Critical Incident Response Team Public Information Officer.
For future media requests, please contact Public Relations Officer, Melissa Chesmore with the Weld County Sheriff’s Office at mchesmore@weldgov.com .