Colorado deputy takes out armed man during 'active shooter' call at family entertainment center

The first deputy to arrive at the scene encountered a male wielding a gun in the parking lot, according to the sheriff's office. The man refused to comply with the deputy's orders to drop the weapon and turned toward the deputy, who subsequently fired and struck the man.

Despite deputies performing life-saving measures on the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

"It was packed. There were a lot of patrons still here when the shots rang out," Sheriff Darren Weekly told reporters at the scene, adding that multiple rounds were fired inside the business.

The female shooter was taken into custody. No further details about the female shooter or the male who was killed were immediately provided.

Weekly said investigators believe the male killed in the parking lot was connected to the shooting that happened inside.

Detectives are interviewing several witnesses as the shooting investigation remains ongoing.