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Police Officer Found Shot In Home

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4)- A police officer from Fort Morgan died after he was found shot in a home in Westminster.

Christopher Sandoval was 22 years old and the youngest member of the force.

Police say he had gone to visit a friend in Westminster after working an overtime shift.

Chris Sandoval portrait from FortMorganPD
Chris Sandoval (credit: Fort Morgan Police)

Police say he was found in a garage in a home in the Stratford Lakes neighborhood.

Several other people were there at the time and said to be cooperating with investigators.

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