AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — Aurora police said demonstrators pushed down a fence, threw fireworks and other objects at officers, and broke windows and started a fire at the courthouse Saturday night. The protests are part of an effort to seek justice for Elijah McClain, who died after an altercation with Aurora police nearly one year ago.
“There has been a fire started inside of an office in the courthouse,” police tweeted at 8:50 p.m. “Protestors need to leave the area immediately.”
“This has been declared an unlawful protest,” police tweeted.
UPDATE: The protestors are no longer peaceful as they are now throwing objects, shining lasers, and shooting large fireworks at officers.
— Aurora Police Dept. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@AuroraPD) July 26, 2020
Just after 9 p.m., police announced he fire has been extinguished.
UPDATE: The fire has been extinguished. It does not appear to have spread anywhere else inside of the building.
Protestors needs to leave the area or are subject to arrest. You can safely exit the area to the south.
— Aurora Police Dept. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@AuroraPD) July 26, 2020
“It does not appear to have spread anywhere else inside of the building. Protestors needs (sic) to leave the area or are subject to arrest. You can safely exit the area to the south.”
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Just before 10 p.m. protesters moved away from the Aurora Municipal Center and instead blocked Alameda Parkway. Police tweeted that drivers need to avoid the area.
UPDATE: Some of the protestors have moved off the AMC campus and have now blocked both E/B and W/B lanes of Alameda Pkwy.
Vehicles traveling in that area need to find an alternate route.
— Aurora Police Dept. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@AuroraPD) July 26, 2020
On Saturday night, Aurora police tweeted pictures of the damage to the courthouse and fence.
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Investigators want to talk to any witnesses to the vandalism and damage that happened on Saturday night.
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Earlier on Saturday, protesters marched on Interstate 225, and at least one person was shot as a vehicle drove through the crowd blocking the highway.
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“While the protestors were walking on I-225, a vehicle decided to drive through the crowd. A protestor decided to fire off a weapon, striking at least 1 other protestor. They were transported to the hospital in stable condition,” APD tweeted.
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“Someone else showed up to the hospital with a graze wound,” APD tweeted. “The vehicle was towed and we are investigating that incident. Any witnesses to the shooting are urged to call @CrimeStoppersCO.”
The suspect vehicle is described as a blue Jeep. Copter4 captured the video of the Jeep speeding through the protest as people scattered and tried to get out of the way.
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A short time later, Copter4 flew over as police had pulled over what seems to be a vehicle matching the same one that sped through the protest on I-225.
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