UPDATE, 3:38 p.m. Eastbound Interstate 70 is now open through Glenwood Springs, and the northern detour has ended, the latest Garfield County Emergency alert states. Eastbound Interstate 70 was closed for about an hour.
Tourism-dependent towns in the Roaring Fork Valley rapidly went from wondering if guests would ever return when COVID-19 hit in March 2020 to being overwhelmed with visitors starting just a few months later.
A male suspect in a shooting that occurred in downtown Glenwood Springs Sunday night was taken into custody without incident in Silt a short time later.
Glenwood Police Joseph Deras said at 9:50 p.m. that there is no longer a public safety threat.
“This was a domestic violence case,” he said, adding the adult male victim in the case was taken to an area hospital with “significant” and possibly life-threatening injuries.
The names of the suspect and the victim were not immediately available, but more information was expected later Sunday night.
The incident was reported shortly after 8 p.m. in the 800 block of Pitkin Avenue, within a block of the Glenwood Springs Police Department.