BOULDER, Colo. — A shelter-in-place was lifted near Folsom Field and reissued moments later for residents near Martin Park in Boulder as police sought to arrest a wanted suspect Monday afternoon.
Both CU Boulder police and the CU Boulder campus issued emergency alerts and ordered students and staff to shelter-in-place if they were near the Parking Garage/Champion Center area as a large police presence responded to the scene shortly after 2:35 p.m.
CU EMERGENCY ALERT: Large police presence at Folsom Parking Garage/Champion Center. Avoid area. Shelter in place. More information to follow.
— CU Boulder Police (@CUBoulderPolice) February 24, 2025
CU Boulder PD officials later said they were "securing Folsom Garage," and advised students and staff to shelter-in-place if near the stadium. Emergency personnel was also responding, officials said.
At around 3:30 p.m, CU Boulder police said Folsom Garage was secure and lifted the shelter-in-place that had been issued there.
About 15 minutes, later, however, the Boulder Police Department said it was issuing a shelter-in-place for a block east of Martin Park, located about 3 miles from the initial scene, to take an armed man into custody. Officers said the man was "connected to the initial incident on the @CUBoulder campus," but did not elaborate further.
A SWAT Team had also been activated by police to help them apprehend the suspect.
We have issued a shelter in place to this shaded area. We have also activated SWAT to take an armed male into custody. Please avoid the area. This is connected to the initial incident on the @CUBoulder campus pic.twitter.com/HgUxEq0UU1
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) February 24, 2025
In an update at 5:29 p.m., Boulder PD said SWAT officers were "actively negotiating with the armed man to safely take him into custody without anyone getting injured."
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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