DENVER — The closure of the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center isn't just affecting the justice system.
A portion of the Denver building where the Colorado Supreme Court is housed is still closed to the public after, police said, someone broke in, fired shots and started a fire in early January.
Pipi Adams owns Justice Java, a coffee shop on the first floor of the building. She found out about the incident when she arrived for work.
"I was coming back after my break from Christmas and New Year's and expecting to see all of my regular customers. I was so excited to get in here and make breakfast burritos and start serving them their coffee," Adams said. "It's been overwhelming to go from having my coffee shop to not knowing where or when I’m going to get to open."
Adams opened her business about six months ago as part of a program that gives blind entrepreneurs an opportunity to run their own businesses. It was a dream job. Now, it's a bit of a nightmare.
"Having to tell my two employees that they’re laid off," Adams said when thinking about the hardest part of all of this. "They went from going to show up that morning to having to find other jobs."
On Jan. 2, police said, a man broke into the judicial center, shot a gun in the building and started a fire. The sprinkler system turned on and flooded a few floors. In total, officials said, there's at least $35 million in repairs. A portion of the damage includes inventory in Adams' shop.
"A lot of my inventory is a total loss -- the freezer and fridge inventory and anything that wasn’t sealed -- due to fire, ash coming through the vents and stuff," she said.
Adams said she's working with her insurance to figure out who will cover all the inventory she lost.
Officials announced the office tower of the judicial center would likely remain closed to the public until March at the earliest. When reached by 9NEWS Tuesday, they didn't have any updates.
That's left Adams' livelihood on hold.
"How I'm going to pay rent, how am I going to feed myself and my daughter, what's it going to look like, is insurance going to cover the inventory that I have to replace," she said. "It’s all very overwhelming."
Adams doesn't know when she'll be able to get back to work. She just hopes that day comes fast.
"Having a coffee shop is like a dream come true to me," she said. "I miss it so much and can't wait to get back to it."
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