The timing comes soon after the state’s high court drew controversy by ruling that former President Trump should be removed from the 2024 GOP primary ballot.
Colorado State Patrol said in a statement that preliminary investigations “confirmed a high probability the incident… is NOT associated to the recent threats against the Colorado Supreme Court Justices.”
Local press reached out for comment from the Denver Police Department, which is now leading the investigation into Tuesday’s incident, but did not immediately hear back.
Authorities say the episode unfolded at approximately 1:15 a.m. Tuesday when a two-vehicle crash occurred at 13th Street and Lincoln in Denver.
One individual involved reportedly pointed a handgun at the other driver, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
“A short time later, that same individual shot out a window on the east side of the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center located at 2 East 14th Ave, Denver, CO 80203,” the agency said in a press release. “The individual entered the building and came in contact with an unarmed security guard from the Colorado State Patrol Capitol Security Unit.”
“The individual held the security guard at gunpoint and demanded access to other parts of the building,” Colorado 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.
Denver Police Department (DPD) officers, as well as Colorado State Patrol Troopers, responded to the scene and set up a perimeter. The suspect then made his way to the 7th floor, where he fired additional shots inside the building.”
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