2 killed in Loveland, suspect turns gun on himself in Erie

Police in Loveland searched for a suspect on Thursday in a crime scene that stretched all the way to Erie. Officers first responded to the area Pavo Court and Aries Drive in Loveland at around 2 p.m.

They say they received 911 calls from minors inside of a home who said there was someone with a weapon inside the home and shot an unspecified number of people. Police later learned two people were shot and killed.

Three juveniles were hiding in the home. A SWAT team rescued them and cleared the home.

Police urged residents to stay indoors and lock their doors in that neighborhood. The public was urged to avoid the area and County Road 9E was closed between East 1st Street and Corvus Drive for a time.   

Authorities say the suspect was armed with a long gun and information stated the suspect was driving a 2019 Volkswagon Jetta. He was later found in Erie. Police say the suspect shot and killed himself when police arrived.

Preliminary information identifies him as 49-year-old Javier Acevedo, but police say a positive identification will come from the Weld County Coroner's Office.

Just after 5 p.m. police gave the all-clear for that neighborhood and lifted the shelter in place. 

Police issued a shelter in place in Erie Highlands, Grandview and Erie Commons at 5:13 p.m. The suspect was located in the area of Coal Creek Trail west of Grandview. 

Authorities from Loveland, Lafayette, Denver, Longmont and the Boulder County Sheriff's Office all responded.