Update 8/3/26:
GRAND JUNCTION, CO — The Grand Junction Police Department has confirmed that a fatal shooting early Sunday morning near N 13th Street and Walnut Avenue was a suicide, and no foul play is suspected.
While initial scanner reports of a gunshot prompted a heavy police presence and law enforcement response, authorities clarified that officers were responding to an individual in crisis.
Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or dial 911 in an emergency.
Emergency crews responded with lights and sirens after reports of a gunshot shortly after 12:30 a.m. to the 1300 block of Walnut Avenue.
Officers located a male subject on the ground with a gunshot wound his head, and radio traffic described a suspect seen with a pistol who possibly fled the area in a vehicle. Police conducted a safety sweep of the residence, maintained a perimeter, and had a Victims Advocate and ambulance crews staged. Officers remain on scene investigating.
The Mesa County Coroner was also dispatched.
Details are based on live scanner traffic and may change as official information is released.