Man claims self-defense for fatal shooting in Canon City

The Canon City Police Department identified the two people involved in a fatal shooting Monday morning, and the alleged shooter says he fired out of self-defense.

Police say David Draper, 54, was found dead inside a home on W. New York Ave. and Ranald Kenter Chardoul, 67, was found injured outside the home.

Investigators say the shooting appears to be the result of “ongoing issues between the residents of the home.” Chardoul claimed self-defense before he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

A woman was inside the house and is cooperating with investigators, police said. It’s not clear if she corroborated Chardoul’s claim.

No charges have been filed at this point.

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Canon City police are investigating what happened after they found a man bleeding outside of a house Monday morning and then found a dead man inside.

CCPD says officers responded to a reported shooting at about 9:14 a.m. near 200 W. New York Ave. (MAP) and found the injured man. He was taken to the hospital with “minor injuries,” according to a police report. It’s not clear if he’s facing charges.

The deceased man hasn’t been identified yet.

Police say there’s no threat to the community and everyone involved has been accounted for, but the investigation is still going on.

No other details were released. We’re working on getting more information, and we’ll update this article.