Update: Suspect in Brentwood Standoff is Dead

The Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office confirmed Tuesday that a suspect in a standoff in Brentwood is dead after a self-inflicted gunshot.

The update was issued around 12:30 pm.

On Monday, January 22, 2024, Delta Station deputy sheriffs were dispatched for a welfare check at a home on the 200 block of East Sims Road in unincorporated Brentwood.

Deputies contacted a man inside the residence who would not come out of a bedroom and spoke through the door. The man said he was armed, had several firearms, and would not exit the bedroom. Negotiators responded to the scene. The man later stated he had shot a woman and she was deceased in the room. The Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team responded.

A gunshot was later heard from within the bedroom of the residence. The SWAT team then entered the room and found a deceased woman and the man suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

He was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

The identities of the two individuals are not being released at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

Original Story:Standoff in Brentwood Ends With 1 Dead

On Monday, the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office responded to Sims Road in Brentwood which resulted in an hours long standoff after a man allegedly killed a woman.

According to preliminary information, the Brentwood standoff began just before 4:00 pm when a woman was shot after an altercation inside a home—sheriff deputies also confirmed later they believed the male suspect had an AK47 ghost gun and other shotguns inside the home.

This prompted a standoff between the man and the Contra Costa County SWAT Team where they attempted for hours to get him to peacefully surrender.

During the standoff, as police negotiated, the man told the sheriffs department he had shot a female and she was laying on the floor and was “cold”.

Adrian Orozco, the son of the mother who was killed, said her ex-boyfriend

“I do know multiple swat units are on scene with multiple police agencies. The call came in for a welfare check and escalated to a standoff very quickly. That is my mother and the person in the room with her that is having the standoff with the police is my moms boyfriend,” shared Orozco who said there were no one else inside. “There is no hostages, no one else inside we all evacuated. We all got out.”

Orozco said there is history with the male putting hands on his mom before on multiple occasions pulling a gun on her stating this was nothing new to them.

Some timestamps of the incident:

• Update – Sheriff office believes suspect has a AK Ghost Gun and shot gun… attempting to get more info but do believe he is inside a home (5:47 pm).
• Update – 1 person possibly shot a couple hours ago, hasn’t moved since (7:25 pm)
• Update – 4th hour of man w/ AK47, shotgun, handgun barricaded inside home. SWAT inside front door, saw woman on ground. Subject confirmed female shot during an altercation, now cold. Snipers on perimeter of home. (4 minutes ago)
• Ended around 1:00 am

The Brentwood standoff ended around 1:00 am, however the Sheriffs Office has offered no other details on the incident. Its also unclear if the male involved in the standoff is in custody, injured or deceased.

As of 7:00 am Tuesday, Jim Lee. spokesperson with the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office said they would have a statement later in the day.

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