A heavily-armed man dressed in tactical gear and carrying improvised explosive devices was found, dead of an apparent self-inflicted wound, at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park outside Denver when staff arrived Saturday. morning, having canceled his apparent plans to undertake a mass shooting at the attraction, USA Today reports.
The unnamed individual, said to be a 20-year-old male, was dressed in black tactical gear adorned with militaristic patches. He was armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a semi-auto pistol, along with multiple magazines for each weapon. He also had IEDs with him where he died and in his car, when the police located it.
Officials believed the man broke into the park after it closed on Friday. Police say that based on the amount and position of the weaponry he had, he could have undertaken an “attack of devastating proportions upon our community, and first responders” after the park opened Saturday.