The Denver Channel – by Marshall Zelinger, Alan Gathright
DENVER – Denver police say a gunman shot a woman before apparently killing himself at a downtown office building on Tuesday afternoon.
Police were called at 2:42 p.m. to the building at 1536 Wynkoop St., the location of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado.
Police spokesman Doug Schepman said officers quickly entered the building where they found the gunman dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They also found a woman who had suffered several gunshot wounds. She was transported in critical condition, Schepman said.
“Based on our preliminary investigation, it appears that the victim was targeted by the suspect …This was not a random shooting,” Schepman said.
A woman told Denver7 investigative reporter Tony Kovaleski she heard from co-workers that two people had been shot and the “shooter was down.” People quickly fled the building.
Officers blocked off multiple roads in the area, including a portion of the 16th Street Mall.
BREAKING: Shots fired at 15th & Wynkoop. Victims being transported to area hospital. PIO en route.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) June 28, 2016
Building surrounded. apparently there’s a #shooter inside. Send us your love. #Denver pic.twitter.com/Xt59M1yO44
— christi turner (@christi_mada) June 28, 2016
Bank robbery or something in in Denver. I just walked past here ten minutes ago, now blocked off with a dozen cops. pic.twitter.com/bVD5oGw1jH
— Ben Brockert (@wikkit) June 28, 2016
Denver7 has crews downtown and will be updating this story as information is confirmed.