On Monday, January 8, 2024, at 4:45 a.m., a report of shots fired at 28th Street and Baseline Road in Boulder resulted in Boulder County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) issuing an Everbridge emergency alert to the residents of southern Nederland at 8:55 a.m., as it was believed that the armed suspect had fled to that area.

Boulder Police Department (BPD) reported that a vehicle had been hit by gun shots at the original scene of the crime, but no one was reported with any injuries. Baseline Road was reopened by 7 a.m.

The emergency notification sent to residents of Old Town, Big Springs, and to those near the Sundance Lodge, issued a mandatory Shelter In Place order due to a “person of interest, wanted by police, described as a 25-year-old black male with dreadlocks last known to be wearing a light-colored brown bomber jacket, a designer cross-shoulder bag, jeans, with only one shoe on. The party is believed to be armed.”

BCSO reported seeing the suspect flee in his Mercedes on the Peak to Peak Highway before crashing the vehicle at the 22000 block of the highway and then running on foot to the Sundance.

Nederland stores in the Caribou Village Shopping Center, and across the town, shut their doors and notified their customers through social media that they would remain closed until the Shelter In Place order was lifted. BCSO and SWAT officers used the shopping center parking lot as a staging ground for their search for the suspect.

The “All Clear” message was sent at 11:50 a.m. once the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody.

In addition to BCSO and the BPD, the Boulder County SWAT Team, BPD K9 Team, the Boulder County K9 team, the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office, the Boulder Emergency Squad, the Nederland Fire Protection District, the Timberline Fire Protection District and the High Country Fire Protection District all assisted.

For more information on the Everbridge alert system, and to receive emergency notifications from BCSO concerning your area, go to: https://member.everbridge.net/453003085612231/new.