WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Startled by gunfire, residents in a Wheat Ridge apartment complex received an early and unwelcome wake-up call as a person began shooting into a unit of their apartment complex at 4:40 a.m.
Police said no one was injured in what they described as a "very violent event." In a post to Facebook, the Wheat Ridge Police Department said the apartment complex is located in the 10400 block of West 44th Avenue.
"We believe this was a targeted attack, and the intended victim was not inside the apartment at the time.," the FB post reads. "There is no threat to the public but the suspects have not been located yet."
Police said they are working on following up on leads and other investigative work on the incident.
"To reiterate— thankfully there were no injuries but we are certain for those who heard or saw this, it was quite unsettling to say the least," said Wheat Ridge Police.
Police said if they need the public's help in identifying those responsible for the "act of violence," they will post any updates to their Facebook page asking for help.
If you have any information related to this shooting and you haven't spoken to police, please contact Detective Wardell at awardell@ci.wheatridge.co.us.
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