This house was the scene of a police standoff Monday afternoon
/ FOX21: Mike Duran
FOUNTAIN, COLO. --
Investigators are trying to piece together the events that led to the deaths of a man and a toddler after a seven hour stand off with police in Fountain.
Around 2:30 Monday afternoon Fountain police were called to the 7900 block of Gate Post Lane, where they said multiple shots had been fired, and a woman had been shot while running from a home.
When authorities arrived on scene more shots were fired and the suspect barricaded himself in his home.
The woman, who works for the sheriff's office, was taken to a local hospital.
The Colorado Springs Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office were also called to the scene.
After unsuccessful attempts to negotiate with the suspect, police sent a robot into the home.
That was when the bodies of the man and a child were found.
Authorities have not said how the man, child or woman are related, and no names have been released.
The incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide.
Reported by: Kelly Werthmann
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