The suspected murder-suicide at a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall on Christmas morning prompted police in Thornton, Colorado, to say they discovered two individuals dead. Police in the neighbourhood north of Denver tweeted at 10.30 am on Sunday that they were looking into a killing at the gathering spot but that “there [was] no active threat.” A married couple who had previously belonged to the Kingdom Hall congregation, according to Thornton police, died.
According to the statement from the authorities, “an adult male shot and murdered an adult female, who then shot and killed himself.” The couple’s names haven’t been made public yet.
Thornton police posted on Twitter that the investigation was still ongoing, that witnesses were being questioned, and that the scene was being checked. “The Thornton community is still not under any known threats.”
Authorities claimed that in addition to the couple found dead at the Kingdom Hall, and a hazardous material team was looking into what it called a “suspicious item” allegedly tied to the murder-suicide.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Hall shooting: What happened?
According to a press release from Thornton Police, the two bodies discovered there belonged to a married couple who had previously attended Kingdom Hall.
According to the police, the names of the deceased would eventually be verified by the coroner for Adams County. It was further claimed that the Adams County Sheriff’s Department Hazardous Material Unit is currently looking into any suspicious devices found at the scene. That police are speaking with witnesses as part of the continuing investigation.
According to the Thornton Police Department’s report from Sunday night, three “incendiary devices” were found at the scene. According to the Thornton Police Department, the Adams County Hazardous Material Unit helped gather and make them safe. They did not mention the specific types of incendiary devices found or where they were found.
According to the police, there are “no new concerns” regarding the neighbourhood of Thornton’s safety. It takes around 10 miles from Denver’s downtown to Thornton.
At a Colorado Jehovah’s Witness meeting, a man kills his wife and himself
Police reported that on Sunday, inside a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall near Denver, Colorado, a man shot and killed his wife. A complaint about a fire at the hall was made to the Thornton, Colorado, police department at around 9 a.m. on Christmas Day, according to a news release issued on Sunday.
Authorities were then alerted that a guy had shot and killed a woman there. The man later committed suicide, according to the sources. They were married and had been members of Kingdom Hall before.
In Colorado, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Hazardous Material Unit was looking into what was being referred to as “weird gadgets” that were found at the hall. Police declined to provide the man and woman’s real names.
Authorities asserted that there was no immediate threat to the nearby area before confirming the facts of the alleged gunfire. According to Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann, “the Thornton City Council and I were grieved” by the violent acts that lost two lives in our city.
Such acts of violence are abhorrent at any time, especially on Christmas Day. The Thornton Police Department’s investigation is still in its early stages, and we will learn more about it in the days to come as we are informed.
Our current goal is for each of us to spend some time to reflect on the individuals we value and find a method to keep them close to us today, she said.
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