Man in custody after barricading inside of the Colorado Supreme Court building

DENVER, Co. (KRDO) -- A man is in custody after he reportedly made his way inside the Colorado Supreme Court building early Tuesday morning.

According to 9News our Denver news partners, around 1:11 a.m., police responded to the 1300 block of Broadway for a car crash. When arriving on the scene, police found the man armed and firing shots inside the courthouse. After two hours, police were able to bring the man into custody.

The Denver Fire Department also responded due to a fire inside the building. The building's sprinkler system contained the fire so the spread was minimal.

Colorado State Patrol (CSP) says that the suspect held a security guard at gunpoint and demanded access to other parts of the building. The individual obtained keys from the security guard then, went into other parts of the building and accessed an unknown number of floors.

Denver Police Department (DPD) officers, as well as Colorado State Patrol Troopers, responded to the scene and set up a perimeter. The suspect then made his way to the 7th floor, where he fired additional shots inside the building. 

CSP says that the suspect was taken to a local hospital to be cleared by medical personnel. There is significant and extensive damage to the building and the investigation is ongoing.

CSP and DPD are treating this incident seriously, but at this time, it is believed that this is not associated with previous threats to the Colorado Supreme Court Justices.