Current:Home > MyHeavily armed man with explosives found dead at Colorado amusement park prompting weekend search-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Heavily armed man with explosives found dead at Colorado amusement park prompting weekend search
View Date:2024-12-23 20:01:43
DENVER (AP) — The body of a heavily armed man wearing body armor and tactical clothing was found with homemade explosives at a Colorado amusement park, shutting down the attraction over the weekend as investigators looked for more bombs and searched his home, authorities said Monday.
The 22-year-old man was found dead at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park on Saturday morning before it opened to the public, apparently breaking into the park while it was closed, Garfield County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Walt Stowe said in a press release. Multiple improvised explosive devices were found with him and in his vehicle, he said. Authorities searched the rest of the park for other explosives but suggested no others were found.
“While this investigation is still ongoing and very active it is important to realize that given the amount of weaponry, ammunition, and explosive devices found, the suspect could have implemented an attack of devastating proportions upon our community and first responders,” Stowe said.
The man, whose name has not been released, was from the area and had a semi-automatic rifle and semi-automatic handgun and multiple, loaded magazines for each weapon, he said. The man’s clothing had patches and emblems that gave the appearance of him being associated with law enforcement, Stowe said.
On Saturday, the Glenwood Springs Post Independent cited Stowe as saying that police were investigating the man’s death as a possible suicide. Stowe did not immediately return a telephone call or an email Monday.
Monday’s press release said the sheriff’s office would not release any other information on the investigation.
veryGood! (33296)
Related
- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson weighs in on report that he would 'pee in a bottle' on set
- The number of Black video game developers is small, but strong
- Chris Noth Slams Absolute Nonsense Report About Sex and the City Cast After Scandal
- Ray Lewis' Son Ray Lewis III Laid to Rest in Private Funeral
- Ryan Reynolds Clarifies Taylor Swift’s Role as Godmother to His Kids With Blake Lively
- Chicago Billionaire James Crown Dead at 70 After Racetrack Crash
- Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater
- Indigenous Women in Peru Seek to Turn the Tables on Big Oil, Asserting ‘Rights of Nature’ to Fight Epic Spills
- NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allison dies at 86
- Robert Smith of The Cure convinces Ticketmaster to give partial refunds, lower fees
Ranking
- Katherine Schwarzenegger Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 3 With Chris Pratt
- Noah Cyrus Is Engaged to Boyfriend Pinkus: See Her Ring
- By 2050, 200 Million Climate Refugees May Have Fled Their Homes. But International Laws Offer Them Little Protection
- Biggest “Direct Air Capture” Plant Starts Pulling in Carbon, But Involves a Fraction of the Gas in the Atmosphere
- A $1 billion proposal is the latest plan to refurbish and save the iconic Houston Astrodome
- Police say they can't verify Carlee Russell's abduction claim
- We grade Fed Chair Jerome Powell
- Singapore's passport dethrones Japan as world's most powerful
Recommendation
-
Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Coming Out of Retirement at 40
-
An Arizona woman died after her power was cut over a $51 debt. That forced utilities to change
-
Los Angeles investigating after trees used for shade by SAG-AFTRA strikers were trimmed by NBCUniversal
-
Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do
-
Fantasy football buy low, sell high: 10 trade targets for Week 11
-
Singapore's passport dethrones Japan as world's most powerful
-
Florida man, 3 sons convicted of selling bleach as fake COVID-19 cure: Snake-oil salesmen
-
Abortion messaging roils debate over Ohio ballot initiative. Backers said it wasn’t about that