Nearby shooting puts Colo. capitol on lockdown

The Colorado state capitol was temporarily put on lockdown Thursday as police investigated a shooting about a block away.

Police say shots were fired on Colfax Avenue – a busy street that runs through the city – but no one was hit.

The capitol was locked down as a precaution. State troopers rushed out to investigate but business continued normal inside, including a tour of the building.

Police say three suspects were arrested and weapons were recovered a few blocks away.

A witness told our sister station in Denver that a man and a woman were walking down the street around noon when the man recognized a second man across the street. That second man pulled a gun and fire two shots according to the witness. Four shots were returned by the first man according to the witness.

Both men ran off before police could arrive.