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Shots Fired As Police Surround Barricaded Suspect In Aurora

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- A barricaded suspect kept police at bay and forced one school to take additional security precautions on Friday morning.

A man at 6868 S. Cicily Court in Aurora fired shots outside an apartment just before 9 a.m. on Friday.

Police responded and Grandview High School was placed on a secure perimeter as a precaution. The school was not involved and located several blocks from the situation.

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The alert at Grandview was lifted less than two hours later.

The bomb squad responded in addition to a negotiator from Greenwood Village Police.

Officers said the man fired two shots outside and then retreated into an apartment where he continued shooting. No hostages were involved.

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