Employees gather outside the Legacy Assisted Living in Lafayette care facility, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Lafayette, Colo. A 95-year-old resident of the assisted care home was taken into police custody Wednesday after allegedly shooting an employee at the center.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)LAFAYETTE, Colo. – An employee at an assisted living facility was fatally shot in the head by a 95-year-old resident in a dispute over money on Wednesday, police said.
The employee was taken to the hospital and put on life support but died in the afternoon, he said.
The facility was locked down after the shooting, and officers found everyone else was safe, Rosipajla said.
A woman who answered the telephone at the facility said it had no comment on the shooting.