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Samuel Harding, Tammy Pierce Identified In Homicide, Officer-Involved Shooting

LOVELAND, Colo. (CBS4) - The Larimer County Coroner has released the identity of two people killed in Loveland Monday evening. Samuel Harding, 60, and Tammy Pierce, 59, both of Loveland, died at a home in the 3300 block of Cuchara Court in Loveland.

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Police in Loveland investigate an officer-involved shooting on Cuchara Court. (credit: CBS)

A Loveland police officer was dispatched to the home on a welfare check after a report of a possible homicide. Harding was found dead in the garage upon the officer's arrival.

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The officer immediately backed out, and the Loveland SWAT team surrounded the house. A little more than an hour later, the officers with the team entered the home. They found Pierce armed with a gun who engaged officers in an exchange of gunfire.

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The 8th Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team and Larimer County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting.

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