I 'couldn't imagine what it would be like to be victimized by your own children to the point to where they're beating you with a handgun'

An 18-year-old is dead after reportedly holding his mother hostage and firing at police over the weekend in Aurora.

The 18-year-old man fatally shot by Aurora police early Sunday morning was beating his mother with a gun and holding her hostage, Chief Todd Chamberlain said Monday.

An 18-year-old is dead after reportedly holding his mother hostage and firing at police over the weekend. Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain on Monday provided a detailed account of the incident which unfolded over less than two hours.

An incredibly dangerous situation,” the Aurora police chief said of a hostage situation turned standoff over the weekend, which left a teenager dead. The teen, so far only identified publicly as an 18-year-old male,

The incident began around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday in the 1900 block of South Vaughn Way when a resident reported an argument between multiple people who lived in the same apartment. FOX31's Greg Nieto learned Monday that the suspect had been holding his own mother hostage.