Man breaks into Colorado Supreme Court overnight and opens fire, police say
A man was arrested early Tuesday after he broke into the Colorado Supreme Court overnight and opened fire inside the building, state police said in a news release.
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The preliminary investigation 바카라 게임 웹사이트confirmed a high probability바카라 게임 웹사이트 that the incident is not connected to 바카라 게임 웹사이트recent threats against the Colorado Supreme Court Justices,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the Colorado State Patrol said.
In an afternoon news release, the Denver Police Department identified the suspect as 44-year-old Brandon Olsen. He is being held for investigation of robbery, burglary and arson while the Denver District Attorney바카라 게임 웹사이트s Office makes charging decisions, the release said.
It was not immediately clear whether Olsen had legal representation. CNN has reached out to the public defender바카라 게임 웹사이트s office, though they maintain a policy of not commenting on criminal cases.
The break-in comes two weeks after the court ruled 4-3 to remove former President Donald Trump from the state바카라 게임 웹사이트s 2024 ballot, finding he was ineligible to hold office under the 14th Amendment바카라 게임 웹사이트s 바카라 게임 웹사이트insurrectionist ban.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The FBI previously said it was working with Colorado law enforcement to investigate reports of violent threats against the Colorado Supreme Court justices following their ruling to remove Trump from the presidential ballot.
Tuesday바카라 게임 웹사이트s incident began unfolding around 1:15 a.m. and ended nearly two hours later, when the suspect surrendered to police, according to the news release.
바카라 게임 웹사이트There are no injuries to building occupants, the suspect, or police personnel,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the release said, adding there was 바카라 게임 웹사이트significant and extensive damage to the building.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The break-in was preceded by a two-vehicle crash at 13th Avenue and Lincoln Street in Denver, near the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, which houses the state supreme court.
A person involved in that crash 바카라 게임 웹사이트reportedly pointed a handgun at the other driver,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the release said. That individual then shot out a window on the east side of the judicial center and entered the building.
The suspect encountered an unarmed security guard, held the guard at gunpoint and took the guard바카라 게임 웹사이트s keys before going to other parts of the building, including the seventh floor, where he fired more shots, the release said. He also allegedly started a fire inside a stairwell, which Denver Fire was able to extinguish, according to the police department바카라 게임 웹사이트s afternoon update.
The suspect called 911 at 3 a.m. and surrendered to police, the release said.
The suspect바카라 게임 웹사이트s motive is still unclear. An arrest affidavit provided by police indicated Olsen cooperated with interviews, but all of his statements are redacted.
While authorities don바카라 게임 웹사이트t believe the incident was related to previous threats, the names of the four state justices who ruled to disqualify Trump from the 2024 ballot have appeared in 바카라 게임 웹사이트incendiary바카라 게임 웹사이트 posts on extremist online forums, according to an analysis of the online chatter prepared by one non-partisan research organization for US law enforcement agencies.
The analysis obtained by CNN found no specific threats to the judges. But it warned that 바카라 게임 웹사이트there remains a risk of lone actor or small group violence or other illegal activities in response to the ruling.바카라 게임 웹사이트
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CNN바카라 게임 웹사이트s Jack Forrest, Sean Lyngaas, Andi Babineau and Joe Sutton contributed to this report.