A tragic scene unfolded at a Colorado amusement park on Saturday when a 22-year-old man was discovered lifeless within the girls’s lavatory with weapons and explosives. Authorities consider he deliberate to assault visitors.
Diego Barajas Medina was discovered lifeless Saturday morning at Glenwood Caverns Journey Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado earlier than it was open to the general public. Medina reportedly entered the park whereas it was closed.
Authorities discovered a number of explosive gadgets, a semi-automatic rifle, a semi-automatic handgun, and magazines for each of the weapons with Medina.
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“We’re, to say the least, extraordinarily fortunate that he didn’t fulfill no matter plan he could have intentioned,” mentioned Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario throughout a information convention Monday. “We do not see any historical past, we do not see any purpose, we do not see any motive. He was simply utterly underneath the radar.”
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Medina, of Carbondale, Colorado, was discovered carrying protecting physique gear, a ballistics helmet, and a number of patches, indicating that he was concerned in legislation enforcement, however authorities haven’t disclosed how he obtained the patches.
“Whereas this investigation continues to be ongoing and really energetic, it is very important notice that given the quantity of weaponry, ammunition, and explosive gadgets discovered, the suspect may have applied an assault of devastating proportions upon our group and first responders,” Vallario mentioned in a information launch.
As of Tuesday, the theme park was closed to the general public and authorities mentioned through a information launch posted to Fb that “no extra info might be launched” concerning the case.
Medina’s demise is being dominated as a suicide through self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“This very unhappy and tragic incident reminds us how a lot our Glenwood Springs group means to us,” Glenwood Caverns Normal Supervisor Nancy Heard mentioned on behalf of the amusement park in a press release.
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Glenwood Caverns Journey Park was initially opened to the general public in 1895 earlier than being shut down initially of World Warfare I after which reopened once more in 1999.
To get to the park, guests take a gondola up the mountain, which might have made it extraordinarily troublesome to get victims to close by hospitals ought to Medina have carried out the assault.
The park is thought for its “fairy caves” constructed into the mountain vary and has expanded through the years to incorporate extra family-friendly sights and rides.
