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First look inside the Colorado Supreme Court building after break-in
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DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 got a look inside the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center following a break-in that caused millions of dollars worth of damage.
In early January, a suspect reportedly shot at the first-floor windows and broke into the Colorado Supreme Court building. The suspect then held a security guard at gunpoint and set a fire in the stairwell, according to Denver police.
The fire reportedly caused the sprinkler system to go off, which ended up causing an estimated $35 million worth of damage.
Over a month later, the building is still under renovation.
Most of the damage was caused by the sprinklers, which ran for two hours and left ankle-deep water in the building. The water damage ranges from the seventh floor all the way to the basement, said the Colorado Judicial Branch.
The state’s risk management funds will pay the first $1 million in damage and then multiple insurance agencies will cover the rest of the liability, according to the city.
The city doesn’t have a timeframe for how long it will take to clean up.
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Maddie Rhodes
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