There was an alert sent out about an hour and a half ago warning of a suspect to the Champion Center armed with a machete. Folks that are once gym is live on campus he will have an update on that very fluid breaking news. Its good out to a News Conference getting underway as we speak. Everything on campus is normal operations with the exception of the Champion Center we still have a lot of Law Enforcement personnel there. Theyll be there the rest of day. We would ask everybody to avoid the Champion Center area for the rest of the day. 9 15 this morning a 911 call from the Champion Center the report was a man who was menacing with a machete. Part of our campus protocols when we have an emergency like that is to immediately text the entire campus through the tax system to all students faculty and staff. We asked everyone to take protective action at that time. That there was no longer a threat of the Champion Center. Scott will tell you more about the incident. On behalf of the campus i
Department. Melissa zak. Greg testa. He is the chief of the Boulder Police department. And ceal barry she is the senior associate director. She is representing the athletic director. So first im going to turn it over to chancellor for a few words. Thank you, ryan. Today we experienced a threatening situation folsom field Champion Center. At approximately 9 15 a. M. A 911 call was received regarding an individual threatening people with a machete outside the facility. Officers from the cu boulder and city of Boulder Police departments responded quickly and within minutes and brought the situation under control. Specific details of the incident will become available as the investigation takes its like this fuel confusion and misinformation. Police had a number of calls related to incidents that subsequently turned out to be false. We determined there was no active threat to campus. There is no continuing Public Safety threat. We are thankful that our students, faculty, staff, and visitor
Known best for his time as a detective, specifically on the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, Boulder police Commander Thomas Trujillo has retired after 38 years with the department.