is closed between streets .. because of heavy police activity. we're checking on reports of a possible officer- involved shooting there. into the you can see about a half dozen police cars... and officers taping off the area. we have several police and weld county sheriff's office to find out lets go to amelia around the

the small mountain comunity in park county is hurting we are learning

the small mountain county is hurting this morning... they're mourning the small mountain comunity in park county is hurting this morning... they're mourning county is hurting this morning... they're mourning the loss of a man who wasn't just a deputy... he was a coach... and a friend. corporal nate carrigan was among three deputies shot while serving an eviction notice at a home near bailey. corporal carrigan died... his two partners survived. 9news reporter noel brennan is in park county this morning.. noel - it seems as though deputies knew... the homeowner was a potential threat. about 9:48 yesterday morning,

martin wirth. police say wirth came out onto the deck and then went back inside. officers followed wirth into the home and that's when he started shooting. corporal nate carrigan was shot and died at the scene. master patrol deputy kolby martin was hit multiple times and is in critical condition. a bullet grazed the ear of captain mark hancock. he was treated and released from the hospital. yesterday, authorities asked the public to keep victims in their thoughts. last night, the community of bailey gathered at park county community church to remember community of bailey gathered at park county community church to remember corporal nate carrigan. about 100 people showed up including football players from platte canyon high school where carrigan was an assistant coach. some people wrote messages and prayers on big pieces of paper posted to the church walls. we are learning more about the man

carrigan. the shooter had a history of animocity twoard police. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is in the information

tarhonda-- he was also involved in a murder case in the 90s. that's right, gary. here's the headline from the newspaper when martin wirth "got off" on that charge. he'd shot a man after a chess game-- but was aquitted of the crime. in that case, wirth argued "self defense." since then, the 58- year-old had more interactions with the law. twice, he was arrested for d-u-i. in january, he lead jefferson county sheriff's deputies on a chase. that same month-- park county deputies ticketed him for eluding a police officer, having no insurance and "driving under restraint." wirth took to social media to express "anti- police" sentiments. he posted a video on his facebook page calling for a so-called "rage against police to achieve peace." people who'd protested with wirth in the past say he was involved in their causes against the government, capitalism and police. wirth also joined with so-called "foreclosure resistance activists." he tried to fight his own foreclosure by suing fannie mae in 20-13. he lost that lawsuit.

serving the eviction notice, when wirth started shooting at them. gary-- we're continuing to look into his background to find more information. so here is what we know: -corporal nate carrigan - seen here- was killed in the shooting. he served the park county sheriff's office for 13 years. -master patrol deputy kolby martin is being cared for at st. anthony hospital... after being shot in the lower extremities multiple times. -captain mark hancock's ear was grazed. he's been released from the hospital. the shooter - martin wirth - was shot and killed in a gun fight. a survivor of the columbine shooting wants guns in colorado schools. patrick neville is now a state representative. he's introduced a bill to let teachers with concealed weapons permits carry guns at school... in an attempt to halt future shootings. neville introduce the same bill last

suicide won't colorado this year. sponsors of the proposal yesterday... have the votes to get it passed. the bill would have allowed the terminally ill to lives... mean the deaths of patients. democrat led committee... but its sponsors pulled it in the state house. there's an update to a story we told you about earlier three dogs in rush - which is in el paso county - have been put down.... after they mauled four kids over the weekend. the great danes injured the children on saturday--three of them had to undergoe surgery. the dogs' owner--who runs a breeding company--faces charges of unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog. broomfield wants to get ahead of the emerald ash borer. the city council backed a plan that would protect older ash trees from the pest - by using a chemical treatment. younger trees would be replaced with a different species. the daily camera

about 180-thousand dollars. right now - the emerald ash borer is present in boulder. plans are in the works to transform the denver performing arts complex. city leaders would like to create an urban hub where people live, work, and play 24 hours a day -- not just come down for a show or concert at night. the post reports that some of the ideas include tearing down the boetcher concert hall and building a smaller venue at 14th & arapahoe. and buiding a few residential towers that would house no price tag yet -- preliminary. economy is taking a than-expected downturn in the energy sector. early jobs numbers that we received last month county gained jobs last year. but revisions to those numbers now project the area lost 500 jobs during that time period. this is not unexpected...it's just taken longer to show up in the reports.

an app that allowed owners of its electric leaf to control their cars' heating and cooling from their phones. the move comes after an australian researcher showed he could use it to control others' cars as well. the company says there have been no safety issues reported as a result of possible hacks...and it looks forward to releasing a new app soon. a robber attacked

but he wasn't going down without a fight. the guard used what he could get his hands on. and coming up, an unusual protest for the right to assemble. people didn't feel safe to come out themselves... so they resorted to

out its fight with the fbi. the fbi wants apple to help unlock an iphone of one of the san bernardino terrorists. apple says that will threaten its encryption system. apple wants lawmakers on capitol hill - instead of a federal judge- to decide if it has to comply or not. a security camera caught a robber trying to steal money from a security guard in london. the guard got creative - and used his helmet to fight back. he took it off and kept swinging it at the robber. unfortunately - the robber got away with the cash. the security guard was treated for a

an australian icebreaker has run aground in ant- arctica... and it's stuck there for now... because of this bad weather. you can barely see anything outside this window! the icebreaker was trying to resupply a weather station during a blizzard. the ship isn't sinking - but the weather's stopping them from taking a good look at the damage. winds are blowing 80 miles an hour there! it doesn't take live protesters to make a point... a human rights group in south korea protested... with the help of a hologram. amnesty international created the hologram with the help of about 120 protesters... the group's director says freedom of assembly is shrinking... so "ghosts" are speaking up for the people. in the last year police have used water cannons and violent protests people. i-70 through

today. there's still cleanup left to do after the febraruy 15th rockslide.... but cdot is hoping to make the changes this afternoon. officials say if the area is safe enough... eastbound and westbound traffic would be open at the same time and daytime closures could be lifted. drivers can still expect delays of at least an hour. the weather system that caused trouble in the south.... has moved up the east coast. it's believed that high winds flipped this semi over on a bridge in new york city.... backing up traffic for more than a hour. more than 100- thousand people lost power. winds as strong as 60-miles-per-hour are supposed to move toward new england this morning. as the storm moved through virginia... a possible tornado destroyed homes... pulling off roofs and scattering debris in nearby forests. some people were stuck under the debris. rescuers think

at least 4 people - including a 2-year- old boy - died in that state... and about 25 others reported serious injuries. at least 15 structures are destroyed - and others have damage. marty- the storm is making it's way up the east coast... where is it headed now? usually we highlight businesses that are popular - or doing something cool. in 2 minutes though... gregg's going to reveal

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several police officers have blocked off a stretch of highway 85... we are hearing breaking news this morning, several police officers have blocked off a stretch of highway 85. this is a live picture of the area. you can see really leaf police presence. we are hearing reports of a possible officer involved shooting there. and what we do know is that highway 85 is closed between 37th and 42nd streets. this is a live look at the scene from our photographer, who got there just a bit ago. as you can see, a heavy police presence in that area we have several calls in to the evans police department, the weld county sheriff's office for more information, we haven't