Man arrested after shooting at son inside Pueblo home

A man is arrested following an incident where he shot at his son and then had a stand-off with police officers Monday afternoon.

Pueblo police officers responded to a shots fired call in the 800 block of E. 1st Street around 1:00 p.m. Monday.

Upon arrival, officers learned that 56-year-old Benjamin Sandoval had fired a handgun at his 30-year-old son.

Sandoval was still at the home when police arrived, his son and another family member had left the scene.

Sandoval refused to exit the home and a stand-off began. Officers set up a perimeter and the Pueblo Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics team responded.

The stand-off ended less than an hour later.

Officers located a handgun from the scene and a bullet was recovered from an interior wall.

Sandoval is charged with attempted second-degree murder, violation of a restraining order, menacing and domestic violence.