A man has been identified who shot at Thornton Police officers, injuring two of them, and was later found dead inside a home that police surrounded for several hours. The Adams and Broomfield counties coroner on Tuesday identified the man as 37-year-old William George Skells. Officers initially responded to the home in the 16000 block of Columbine Street at about 8 a.m. on Oct. 9. About an hour later, around 9:05 a.m., Skells came out of the home and began firing at officers. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/thornton-shots-fire-columbine-street/73-1f14aaab-bdca-4846-8b3a-527d968b0f37 More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.