Armed man breaks into Denver building housing Colorado Supreme Court
An armed man broke into the building that houses the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver early Tuesday and opened fire inside before surrendering to police, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
An armed man broke into the building that houses the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver early Tuesday and opened fire inside before surrendering to police, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
The incident resulted in "significant and extensive damage" to the building, the agency said in a news release. Authorities don't believe it's linked to previous threats made to state Supreme Court justices, the release said.
The ordeal began around 1:15 a.m. local time, when the suspect was involved in a two-vehicle crash and pointed a handgun at the other driver, the news release said. Shortly after, the man shot out a window outside the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, which is where the state Supreme Court, the state Court of Appeals and other legal and judicial agencies operate.
The suspect entered the building and encountered an unarmed security guard, the news release said.
"The individual held the security guard at gunpoint and demanded access to other parts of the building," the state patrol said. "The individual obtained keys from the security guard and proceeded into other parts of the building and accessed an unknown number of floors."
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