now believe a package that forced a nederland shopping center to close down is in fact an explosive device. we sent air tracker seven out to nederland to get this view for us. of that cleared out parking lot. what we understand is that the bomb squad was called when the item was founn near a door. evacuations are in place right now. we are monitoring the situation for you. they do believe there is an explosive device there. we will continue to get more have stunning new details about a kidnapping in denver that ended with a good samaritan being shot in wheat ridge. >> our reporter got his hand on court documents that allege that the suspect alleged to kill his ex-girlfriend not once but twice. >> reporter: jesus garcia chavez was killed -- talked out of killing his girlfriend. we should you security video of the suspect grabbing his ex-

the video is dramatic. the government terrorizing a woman, shooting her in the late because she wouldn't go with him. brian geer comes out to help, geer was shot in the hip. today we learn that the woman was on her way home from this bar on federal boulevard when her front tire suddenly went flat. she noticed a red truck she pulled onto jewel and then onto hazel court. that is when jesus jesus chavez forced her into the truck and took off.>> the police were knocking at my door at 722. >> reporter: the police asked her if she had heard any arguing. >> they were dusting for fingerprints and taking a lot of photos. >> reporter: the affidavit said garcia told the woman he was

of the other men. they drove up to the mountains, and then down to wheat ridge where she escaped and ran to gears house. this is not the first time garcia chavez has had a run-in with this woman. on july 10, a neighbor on the 600 block of south equipment came out and saw a man yelling at a woman. he says the man pointed a gun at him and yelled do you have a problem. >> reporter: that man stopped and back happen. a woman told police her ex- boyfriend put a gun to her head and said watch and use the b word. she was afraid for her life. the suspect is being held on $100,000 bond. a man accused of shooting and killing a man inside a home in pueblo is now on the run. police are looking for lauren pratt of age. the shooting happened at 4 am this morning. he was seen running from the house on alexander circle. he was wearing a black baseball cap, a black jacket and white

his arrest.> do reported shoplifting at a cold department school -- store. police found the suspects on north elizabeth street. they tried to block the vehicle. the suspect tried to run over and officer. he was taken to the hospital. no word on his condition. no officers were hurt. a man accused in a deadly hit-and-run is caught in cuffed after being found naked in pond. denver police say 23-year-old tyler white was involved in a three-car crash last night at colorado boulevard and i-70. he took off running after the accident. he was later found with no clothes on. he now faces vehicular homicide charges and driving under the influence. we are learning more about a suspect in a domestic violence case that left a woman dead in glenwood springs last friday. gustavo olivo-tellez faces

the family of a colorado man who shot and killed by a rocky ford cop now wants the city to pay. john cox says his family is suing the former police chief the city and the former cop.>> the first cop of convicted?he will be sentenced later the family's attorney tonight. he tells you the family wants to affect positive change.>> reporter: that starts with recognizing major failures for the city of rocky ford. rocky ford police hired james ashby in 2014 despite his history of excessive force complaints. so many, his former employer, would not rehire him. that lawsuit alleges the city failed to properly screen and train him.

complaints against him just ?our months into his job at rocky ford. two of which happened the week before he followed jack home in shot him in the back. the loss of details and other loss of force and civilian complaints did not take seriously peak --. it's that culture, that they hope to change. >> we are hoping this lawsuit can open the dialogue between the citizens of rocky ford its government. and specifically the police department. the police department will hopefully hear them, and make changeand higher-quality police officers.>> sadly, hoch'ssleaves behind three kids.

molly hendrickson, denver7. the donald trump campaign continues to make its presence known here in colorado. donald son eric spoke with supporters in greeley. he is encouraging them to give more people involved in this campaign. he talked about how his father is planning to approve several aspects, job market, healthcare, and respect for our country. hillary clinton is coming to colorado tomorrow. she will be implied will -- pablo tomorrow. before you let your kids out the door in a clown costume, heads up, some colorado sccool districts are banning them. our reporter found this is all because of the creepy clown threats that keep popping up.>> reporter: adams 12 is one of the districts that is taking this very seriously, putting any and districtwide. they do not want kid showing up just like clowns. this is all because of that

if you haven't seen it, take a look, heee is what we are talking about. the creepy clown, they have had threats resulting in some real scares at area schools. denver public schools is also not allowing clown masks or makeup. in greeley where they have had threats of clown shootings going viral llst month, those costumes will be banned in secondary schools. and jeff by school decision. >> when it comes to hollowing costumes, you know this has caused a lot of fear.>> reporter: i want to reiterate there have been no credible threat at schools in colorado. schools are saying right now is the time to think twice about what you post on social media. jaclyn allen, denver7.

treaters are likely to follow those same creepy clown rules. some costume shops are even reporting a 300 percent increese in sales over last year. russell haythorn is live in one of denver's premier costume shops.>> reporter: here at the wizards chest you can find just about anything. from lobster claws to rather large years. if you're looking for those creepy have to look elsewhere. they have pulled all of these off the shelves. they simply don't want to be a part of perpetuating the hysteria and the possible risks. insteed they are capitalizing on other popular costumes this year. inccuding donald trump and hillary clinton. the owners say presidential election years are great for sales. as for those creepy clown masks, the wizards chestt for

going to sell it. we do not want to perpetuate that hysseria. >> reporter: as for clinton and trump, how popular all these guys? at the wizards chest they got there first shipment in a few days ago. they a lucky for as they got another shipment in. come on down, you can find these two and anything else. coming up, local residents are sounding off an apartment complex being built in their neighborhood.>> what developers are saying to everyone who is

i'm mike coffman, and i approve this message. service. it started with my dad. he fought in world war two, was wounded in korea. he's the reason i joined at 17, fought in two iraq wars, and still serve today. the va scandal is an outrage, faing to care for our wounded warriors. that's why i took on the va: to get our veterans the care and respect they deserve. because i understand the sacrifices they made, and i'll never stop fighting for those who fought for us.

some residents in north capitol hill are angry over the plan to build several micro apartment units with no parking in an area that is already tough to find parking. developer was well within its rights. our reporter is live.>> reporter: residents are upset by this decision. they tell me you cannot cram that many units on a lot like this without providing parking. they also tell me despite the city's ruling today they still think the city made a mistake. four out of the five of the board members found no evidence in error was made when

>> people that live in colorado like to go to the mountains. they are going to have cars.>> reporter: that was among the many who were disappointed with the board's decision.>> i am very disappointed. my son has a house next door.>> reporter: fears are what brought humble neighborhood residents to this hearing after he challenging the builders permit. vice president of the association says the developer found a loophole to build apartments without parking.>> we believe there was the intent

combine lots. >> reporter: the city zoning code does not require a builder to provide parking space on a lot that is smaller than 6250 squure feet. the developer is building two apartments on adjacent lots. each building will have micro units that are 300 square feet. during the hearing the developer says they followed all of the rules.>> there is no way the zoning administrator aired in this interpretion. certainly there is no justification by preponderance of the evidence that zoning administer aired in this >> reporter: in response to the board's decision the city issued the statement that reads, going forward we are working closely with the city council committee representatives to iddntify potential changes to the zoning codes. to address some of the unexpected ways the exemption is being used. we are in denver, sally men do, denver7. a colorado man paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. he says he is getting swindled by a contractor.

for help. is paid $50,000 for two barnes on his property. his family rescues horses. he says the work is so shoddy he wants his money back. not to mention the whole project was supposed to be done back in may.>> it is frustrating that we paid this money.>> this is not supposed to be like this.>> tonight at 10 on denver7, ryan luby gets to the bottom of what is putting up a fight of his own. you're going to love this. a furry member is being welcomed to the larimer county search and rescue team. meet max. this is a german shepherd pup. he was donated to the organization. the team had recently lost two of their search and rescue dogs. max will be trained from day want to keep the larimer county streets safe. a day on the job for local painter turns

harness on the side of the building. this was at lincoln and bay yacht. after the machine he was using got stuck. denver fire was called in to get him down. he wasn't hurt, he had to be checked out by emergency crews. two lanes of lincoln were closed off while crews worked to rescue him. clouds did -- descending upon the denver area. 79 degreesstoday, but a cold front is on the way. the high temperature, is not which is 87, set last year in the denver area. things are changing quickly. we are down to 65 degrees. it is already 49 up at laramie, and cool 37 at leadville. rain and snow showers continue their. across the state scatter rain and snow showers. a few thunderstorms out on the eastern plains. the divide, some thunderstorms

the denver area, are scars -- skies are partly to mostly cloudy. we will see the readings dropping tonight down to the upper 30s by morning. temperatures are likely to drop to 25 to 30 in the leadville area. let me see if i can kickstart my weather computer. maybe i will keep talking. what we have is a cold front moving to the denver area. the front pushes towards the east. low clouds and patchy fog. low temperatures dropping into the upper 30s. tomorrow low clouds and fog to start the day. in the afternoon, skies will clear, and the weather conditions should improve as we will see temperatures back into the upper 50s. we will see readings getting

thursday, it near 80 on friday. mid-seventies for the weekend. we love this view from sterling colorado. and and adam i will toss it back to you.>> what a great shot. coming up, we will get the forecast. th

extra. the latest from dove valley. a light workout for the broncos. trevor siemian, he ran out there, the only player with shoulder pads on. denver7 broncos inside of -->> reporter: momentum continues to build for trevor siemian to play on thursday against san diego chargers. his left shoulder is sprained. it is still some pain involved. simeon was blunt when asked if he will start against the chargers.>> i think so.>> he had a positive day in practice yesterday. that will be the decision that is made later on during the week.>> it don't matter right now. i'm going to go with what we got. organa do what we have to do to make it work.>> wade phillips was not bothered at all that he was not named the inter-head

joe decamillis deserves this opportunity. his head coaching material. phillips lightened the mood in kubiak's absence. he made it clear on tuesday he wants this team to win.>> we are going to dedicate this win to him. he has meant so much to this team. he is the reason we won the super an exclusive with demarcus ware today. he told me it is a huge day. and an x-ray that will determine if he can play against the houston texans on october 24.>> baseball news, former padres manager bud black says he is interested in managing theockies. lack of some fire.

-- pictures. tom reynolds and eric young would not be coming back. without a manager they are firing assistant coaches. hopefully a manager soon to come in and turn this thing around.>> there is ghosts in the machine.>> fortunately i save old weather stuff. i tomorrow morning we have clouds. these belong to warn chandler who was the weather man here back in the 70s. clouds in the morning, and then fog, and then in the afternoon, the sun comes out. this is for tomorrow. by friday it is just ? -- sunshine. tomorrow 58, thursday 72.

friday 80, weekend looks good. monday some showers come in, a little bit of snow in the mountains. by later next week, maybe by the 20th which is next thursday, we might have a chance for rain and snow here in the denver area.>> he was faking us out with those ? amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. with sleep number, you choose the exact firmness and comfort you want and so does your partner for the best sleep ever. it's the final days of the columbus day sale, with the queen c4 mattress set now only $1399.98. plus 24-month financing. learn more at sleepnumber.com. before donald trump, there was mike coffman. before trump said

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>> we've got what's trending now. clowns doing damage control? we're not talking about the election. we're talking about real clowns. >> hi. >> this is penelope the clown from new york. >> making people feel good. that's what i'm about. >> and mee stretcho the clown from austin, texas. >> i think it's important for children and adults to like clowns and to not fear clowns. >> they're two of the many clowns trying desperately back business after creepy clowns have been making news and terrifying people around the nation. >> it i'm not a creepy clown. >> despite their best efforts, we're still a little freaked out, and that's not going to stop any time soon since sales of creepy clown costumes are up 300% over last halloween. if you're nervous, we suggest staying away from stephen king's "it." just remember, clowns are supposed to be good. like stretcho.

thank you. >> something even scarier than clowns for a lot of people? growing up. turn out the most stressed out americans are the ones having trouble adulting. let's take a look. >> money is always on my mind. >> car insurance. >> credit cards. >> there's so much stress in this world. >> it's tough. it's not easy. >> and the people who are feeling it the most are millenials and their younger counterparts in generation z, according to the american college health association. >> i'm pretty nervous. not only for taking the next step and getting a job, but all the responsibilitiesha >> these are the same people who are having the hardest time with adulting, or achieving financial independence. >> i have to find employment before i get out of school to insure that i can continue paying my bills. >> reporter: less than half of the people in their 20s surveyed by bank of america, are even able to pay their own rent. yikes. everyone, i think it's time for some deep breaths, but, first, back to work. >> whether it's paying your rent or something else, we all get stressed out. turns out our pets are also