"Active Shooter" in Cheyenne Wells, CO - 8-7-19

[Gman]

Just heard this on the news.

People are being instructed to stay in their homes. Roads are being barricaded. Apparently it's near the Trail Inn motel and a gas station. Details are sketchy.

ETA: Cheyenne Wells residents receive CodeRED alert, urged to stay indoors

CHEYENNE WELLS, Colo. — Some residents in Cheyenne Wells received a CodeRED Wednesday morning.

According to the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office people nearby are advised to stay indoors until further notice. It’s unclear what triggered the code red.

Information obtained by FOX31 from a clerk at a nearby Kwik Korner gas station told us that Highway 40 is blocked by law enforcement agencies, including Kit Carson, Eads, Powers and Cheyenne.

Law enforcement agencies across the country use the CodeRED emergency notification system to locate dangerous suspects.

The CodeRED system aims to keep citizens informed and encourages them to get involved in protecting their communities and neighbors.

Cheyenne Wells is roughly 180 miles from Denver.

This story is developing and we will continue to update it as we gather more information.

[BPTactical]

JFC

[.455_Hunter]

Is "active shooter" how it was reported on the radio? I have not seen that in print.

[Irving]

I just stayed there last month, and might again next week.

[gnihcraes]

My inlaws from there. Wife grew up in KitCarson. Lots of weaponry out there.

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[Gman]

Is "active shooter" how it was reported on the radio? I have not seen that in print.

On TV.

[Irving]

Two guys causing trouble. One in custody, and the other has barricaded himself up in his own house.

That's according to the guy at the Trails Inn motel that I just got off the phone with. He said it started there and moved through town. I'm not sure if he means that the trouble started there, or that the police staged there. I assume the later because he said there are still something like 25-30 emergency vehicles across the street.

[BladesNBarrels]

Trail Inn, Cheyenne Wells.
That's where a lot of the shooters participating in the Machine Gun Shoots would stay.
My memories are of hot and windy in the summer.
I hope it gets resolved swiftly and safely.

[Irving]

That's where everyone stays, because it's the only place. Well, there might be a second. They say that they have WiFi, but it doesn't work, FYI

[rondog]

I don't recall the town being very big.