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Man arrested after allegedly breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building and opening fire
A man was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly breaking into the Colorado Supreme Court, discharging a weapon and setting a small fire just weeks after the state’s top court moved to remove former President Donald Trump from the Colorado presidential ballot.
The suspect also held an unarmed security guard at gunpoint to gain access to the building in addition to shooting out windows and firing a gun while inside, according to the Colorado Sun. The man called 911 and voluntarily surrendered to police several hours later. The incident appeared to begin in the early morning hours after a two car collision near the Colorado Supreme Court building. The suspect was involved in the crash and had pointed a gun at the other driver before shooting at the building housing the Colorado Supreme Court. After obtaining keys from a security guard held at gunpoint, the suspect entered the building, fired shots and moved between several floors before the suspect started a fire that caused the Denver Fire Department to respond. After surrendering, the man was taken to the local hospital for evaluation. Colorado State Troopers also responded to the scene and reported “significant and extensive damage to the building” as a result of the fracas.
Despite the timing, Colorado State Patrol said in a news release to the press that there was a “high probability” that the incident was not related to threats made on Colorado Supreme Court justices regarding the presidential ballot decision.
The Colorado Supreme Court held in December that former president Trump was disqualified from holding the office of the presidency and could not remain on the 2024 Colorado presidential primary ballot based on the US Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment “insurrection clause.” The clause bars candidates from office who have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion.” Subsequently, threats of violence against the court’s justices were investigated by the FBI amid a bump in violent speech related to the decision. The Colorado Republican State Central Committee filed an appeal to the US Supreme Court to overturn the decision.
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Pedestrian dies after walking into highway traffic in Northern Colorado, police say
Police in Northern Colorado are investigating after a crash involving multiple vehicles claimed the life of a pedestrian.
The Greeley Police Department received reports of a crash at the 5500 block of Highway 34 around 5:50 p.m. on Monday. When officers arrived, they discovered that two vehicles were involved in a crash with a 19-year-old woman who attempted to walk across the highway.
Police said there was no crosswalk in the area, and she was struck by the driver’s side of a Chevrolet Blazer. The impact knocked the woman into the inside lane, where she was struck by a Chevrolet Traverse. A witness told officers they saw the woman crossing the roadway ‘as traffic arrived at her location.’
First responders attempted life-saving measures on the woman at the scene before she was taken to North Colorado Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. GPD said the Weld County Coroner’s Office will release her identity at a later time.
Neither driver involved was injured in the crash. Police said they don’t expect charges to be filed against those drivers at the moment, but the case remains under investigation. The police department asked anyone with information on the crash to contact Officer Ed Kubala at Edward.Kubala@greeleypd.com.
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