ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing 4-year-old boy who was allegedly taken by a man who has a violent history, according to an alert from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday evening.

According to the alert, Sean Chavez, 4, was “forcibly removed from his residence” by 45-year-old Jeremy Chavez. The boy has “medical impairments,” the alert reads, and requires medication that he does not have with him.

Jeremy Chavez is “known to be violent” and it is “unknown if he is armed,” CBI said.

Denver7 is working to establish a timeline for this developing situation, but CBI said Sean Chavez and Jeremy Chavez were last seen around 4 p.m. At 6:20 p.m., Jeremy Chavez was seen driving a stolen 2024 black Chevy Silverado with Texas license plate 817-X970 near 109th and Dahlia, CBI says.

Jeremy Chavez is described as a white man with brown hair and brown eyes. He stands 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs about 225 pounds. Sean Chavez has green eyes and blonde hair.

While they have the same last name, it is not yet clear if they are related. Joanna Small, public information officer with the Commerce City Police Department, said police believe they are a biological father and son, but that has not been confirmed as of publishing time.

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Denver7’s Claire Lavezzorio was at a scene near E. 109th Avenue and Jasper Street in Commerce City, where a person — suspected to be Jeremy Chavez — is refusing to come out of a home, despite police and SWAT orders over a megaphone.

“Jeremy, come out of the house with your hands up. You are under arrest by Commerce City police,” Lavezzorio heard police say over the loudspeaker at the scene.

Joanna Small, public information officer with the Commerce City Police Department, said authorities were able to locate the stolen pickup truck and use stop sticks to bring it to a halt, but “no individuals were inside the vehicle when we recovered it.” She confirmed the truck was recovered near the home around 109th and Jasper.

Police initially responded to the home after a suspect ran through an open back door. The homeowners or renters, who were inside, fled out of the house and are safe.

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Small said police believe the suspect in the home is Jeremy Chavez, but they have not been able to verify that. She explained that the department is “working it as if it is” related to the AMBER Alert and missing 4-year-old.

No other details were available as of 9:30 p.m. about the missing boy.

Denver7’s Claire Lavezzorio asked if police would change their approach if they learned the boy was inside the home.

“One hundred percent,” Small answered. “If it’s a hostage situation, it’s going to be very different than if it’s just an individual in the house by himself. Without us having that information, we have to work the situation very carefully.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.

The Denver Broncos organization hosted its second open house for the community on Thursday to present plans for the new stadium at Burnham Yard. The Broncos said the plans include parking, public transportation, a community open space and tailgating on game days. 

“I love it, I’m happy, no, really I am,” said neighboring resident Peggy Sandoval.   

The organization not only wants input from the community on the plans but also wants to educate them on why they believe the Broncos stadium will bring entertainment, community, and football together.

“We are laser-focused on delivering this site,” said Denver Broncos president Damani Leech. “We want it to be a great place for fans to go on gameday, but also a place every day, for this community that surrounds it, but also for the City of Denver.”

The proposed design for the new stadium at Burnham Yard calls for 58 acres in a decommissioned railyard off I-25 between 6th and 13th avenues to the north and south, and Seminole Road and Osage Street to the west and east. The team says it offers an accessible location in the heart of Denver while highlighting the site’s historic character as part of the redevelopment. 

“It’s not that I’m not open to it, it’s just that I think we need to be careful about how we bring it into the community and how we protect people who have lived here in terms of their property values and being safe from developers,” said Christina Eyre, communications officer for Osage Lofts residence. 

Plans beyond the stadium include restaurants, entertainment venues, retail space, housing, and offices.   

“It’s important for this to be a multi-modal transportation hub. We have about 7,000 parking spaces at the current stadium that we control. I think our expectation is that we have a similar amount here. We plan on investing in and with RTD to make sure transit is avaliable option for fans on gameday,” said Leech. 

Initial concepts provided by the Broncos show developers are addressing traffic concerns in the La Alma Lincoln neighborhood. The light rail will be relocated to establish walkways and bicycle connections. 

“I think it’s going to be super important that the space inside the yard is connected to La Alma Lincoln Park,” said Eyre.

Leech said that there is no specific timeframe for when stadium renderings will be ready. They told CBS Colorado that they do anticipate entering into a community benefits agreement sometime in the next year, with a timeline to break ground on the project in 2027, and completion set for 2031.