UPDATED STORY – DECEMBER 26 – 11:52 AM GMT
A husband shot and killed his wife at a Jehovah’s witness center in Thornton, Colorado, before turning the gun on himself – as the bomb squad is called in over a ‘suspicious device’.
Witnesses claim they saw a suspect throw a Molotov cocktail into the building as emergency service raced to the ‘homicide’.
Thornton Police confirmed that they responded to reports of a structural fire at Kingdom Hall before finding the bodies of a man and a woman at 9am.
A bomb squad is also responding to a number of ‘suspicious devices’ that were found at the scene at 951 Milky Way.
Thornton Police added that there are ‘no known threats’ to the community and witnesses are being interviewed.
In a statement, they said: ‘The individuals were married and former members of the Kingdom Hall congregation.
‘The Adams County Sheriff’s Office hazardous Material Unit is currently investigating suspicious devices found at the scene.
INITIAL UPDATE
Law enforcement is responding to an active shooter report at a Jehovah’s witness kingdom hall in Thornton, Colorado.
Authorities are hunting a gunman who reportedly threw a Molotov cocktail into a building with reports of explosive devices, according to KOA Colorado.
It is unclear if anyone was injured in the attack, with police confirming they were responding to an incident.
Adams County Sheriff’s Office confirmed are responding to a shooting at the Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation at 951 Milky Way.
But Sgt. Adam Sherman of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said he didn’t have any additional information.
This is a developing story.
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Authorities are hunting a gunman who reportedly threw a Molotov cocktail into a building with reports of explosive devices.
There are some concerns that there is a link between this event and a similar story that took place two years ago when A Halethorpe woman was arrested after allegedly throwing a molotov cocktail into a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Glen Burnie, law enforcement in Anne Arundel County say.
The police are yet to draw a conclusive report yet about the connection.
Here is the other story below
GLEN BURNIE, A Halethorpe woman was arrested after allegedly throwing a molotov cocktail into a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall in Glen Burnie, law enforcement in Anne Arundel County say.
Police and fire agencies responded to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Glen Burnie for a report of attempted arson at around 10 a.m. on February 13.
Investigators saw an exterior door had been broken out and inside the door were remnants of what officials described to be a molotov cocktail.
Two people were inside the church during the incident, officials said.
Heather Alena Meisel was arrested and charged in Anne Arundel County.
The 43-year-old woman is charged with first and second-degree attempted murder, attempted arson, malicious burning, manufacturing/possessing a destructive device, defacing a religious property, and destruction of property.
Investigators believe Meisel acted alone and there is no threat at this time. She’s set to appear in court on Tuesday.
An official at the facility had no comment.
