A family dispute in Denver’s University Hills neighborhood on a late Tuesday night in February 2018 ended in a fatal confrontation that left an elderly father and one of his sons dead. Eighty-six-year-old Quyen Le, born in Vietnam, was shot multiple times in his home on South Clermont Street after his son, 52-year-old Peter Le, reportedly entered the residence armed with a gun and a knife and began threatening him.

Responding officers were told Peter was inside armed and threatening their father. An officer who entered found Peter holding Quyen at gunpoint in bed and spent about six minutes attempting to de-escalate while repeatedly ordering Peter to drop his weapons. The standoff ended when Peter shot his father and an officer fired back. Quyen died at the scene; Peter was taken to a hospital and later died of his wounds. The dispute was later tied to a civil lawsuit involving another family member.

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