Overview
- Internal-affairs files quote Anthony Hamilton saying he drank the better part of a 12-pack the morning of Sept. 10 and that he would consider himself above the legal driving limit.
- Hamilton acknowledged driving his take-home vehicle to the school while armed and in his SWAT uniform despite being off duty.
- Officers from Jefferson County, Arvada, and Golden reported smelling alcohol and noted bloodshot eyes, coffee use to mask odor, and sunglasses worn inside.
- Investigators documented accounts that he arrived roughly an hour after the initial response and directed teams to clear rooms outside their assignments.
- The Evergreen High School shooting injured two students and the student gunman later died, with both injured students subsequently discharged from the hospital.