Overview
- Police ordered residents near 2495 S. Vine St. to stay indoors because officers were dealing with a barricaded individual.
- The order applied only to a two-block radius, but a Wireless Emergency Alert reached phones across Denver and nearby suburbs.
- DU Campus Safety reported no active threat to the university and advised people to stay away from doors and windows.
- The shelter-in-place was lifted at 1:28 a.m. Sunday after the suspect was taken into custody, according to Denver police.
- Denver Public Safety acknowledged the mis-targeted alert, faced criticism over delayed updates on X, and said procedures are under review.