We are following some breaking news
in multiple areas across Colorado.
At this time we are tracking
large police presences in multiple
cities around high schools.
Yeah, last check we've got a working
list of Boulder High School,
Brighton High School, Aspen Schools,
no specific school name at this point.
Kansas City High School as well as
Ortega Middle School in Alamosa.
Those schools are currently under.
They've been threats at
each of those schools.
We'll say this. Jordan,
I think you mentioned this just a second.
So the information that we have at
this point is still fairly limited.
So we're working on what we've
got at this point.
But again, several schools that have received
some sort of a threat at this point.
I will say that the first school
that at this point that police
officers have found no credible
threat as at Brighton High School,
the Secure High School has been
secured and the secure perimeter
threat there has been lifted.
So again, working on limited information,
but what we know several schools
being impacted by threats.
Of a possible shooter there
and even though
information is limited we do
have a bit that we can dive into.
We'll start with Brighton since
Chris mentioned that first.
The initial call here we're told
by law enforcement came in around
8:40 if someone threatening Brighton
High School with bombs and an AR15.
We're told that the caller that
their call kept disconnecting
and that police or investigating
the credibility of these threats.
Again the important thing here is that
police are telling us specifically
and bright and there are no.
Credibility to these threats at this
time we're told that students or
inside the building and the secure status,
that's according to the Brighton
School District there.
The lockdown at the surrounding schools
right now we're told is being lifted,
but the secure status does remain in
place for Brighton High School in Boulder.
We're continuing to track another
situation there.
There's also a very large police presence.
We are waiting For more information
from Boulder police at this time.
Of course we'll cut in with that
information once we get it,
but like Chris said,
limited information here.
As well,
we know that there is a shelter
in place at Boulder High School
that was around 856 that Boulder
police tweeted that information.
The CU CU Boulder police tweeted
out an emergency alert for
the campus there around 9:16,
saying that police were investigating a
person with a gun near Boulder High School.
They're asking everyone to avoid the area.
They say there is a heavy
police presence there as well.
We also have that area,
the map of the shelter,
in place for all who are impacted.
At this time,
that is in this article on 9news.com.
I think as Chris mentioned,
the big thing here is we're tracking
this happening in multiple areas.
These unfounded threats at this time,
again, no credibility that we know
of to any of them.
They're happening in Boulder,
Pitkin County.
They're in Aspen, Canyon City,
Brighton and Aurora as well.
Our crews are working to try to confirm any,
any kind of information right now
and get you the latest updates.
So we're continuing to break into
the networks of Nine News with.
Any information we do have at this time.
But Chris,
I think the big thing that police
are stressing right now,
no matter which municipality
they're dealing with this in,
as we know that this information
can be scary when you hear this.
We know because he's involved schools,
that parents want to go pick
up their students,
that they want to rush that way and
try to protect their children again.
First of all,
these threats are not credible at this time.
Police are also emphasizing that
you stay away from these areas
so they can do their work.
Yep. And again, your instinct.
Said if they're going, the instinct,
which is totally understandable,
is for you to go down to one of these areas,
pick up your kid,
totally understand that instinct.
But again to kind of reemphasize
what you're saying there,
Jordan, in each of these cases,
police saying please avoid
these areas at this time.
Let the police do their work,
let them do their investigations.
Again, it seems,
at least in Brighton that there is
no credible threat at this time,
so that is really worth emphasizing.
We do not at this point have any
validity to any of these claims,
but it is worth emphasizing again here folks,
please avoid these areas.
And also by the way getting word now
that again Gilpin High School also
under a a lockdown at this point.
So Gilpin High School under
lockdown that joins Brighton,
Boulder High Schools as
well as Aspen Schools,
Canyon City High School as well as
Ortega Middle School in Alamosa.
And as this information continues to roll in,
we have multiple crews headed
in several different directions.
We're trying to get you
the latest information.
It's busy here in The Newsroom as well as
we're trying to stay on top of everything.
Of course once we learn anything
we're going to be sure to update you.
Across the networks of Nine News,
but you'll be able to find it most
readily available on your time
on 9news.com within this article,
and should anything happen,
we'll cut back in to update you.