SHERIFF: MAN SHOT AT NEIGHBORS, KILLS SELF

FLORISSANT » A man was found dead after shooting at the homes of his neighbors in a Colorado mountain community early Sunday, leading residents to be evacuated, authorities said.

The man was later found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his home in Florissant, about 35 miles northwest of Colorado Springs, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office said. No one else was injured.

No motive was immediately known for the shooting, the sheriff’s office said.

The shots were reported in a wooded neighborhood of homes next to forest land at around 12:30 a.m., the sheriff’s office said. About 11 residents were evacuated in an emergency tactical vehicle by the SWAT team and the suspect continued to fire shots after the evacuation, the office said.

When deputies entered the suspect’s home, they found multiple firing points set up inside the home, the sheriff’s office said.

New website has resources for Marshall fire victims.

Boulder County, along with Louisville and Superior, have started a new website that will provide various resources for Marshall fire victims and their home builders called Rebuildingbetter.org.

The specific resources are designed to help with the planning, designing and constructing process as residents begin to rebuild. Since the start of the community rebuilding discussions, public entities have promoted the benefits of highperformance homes, which are said to be cleaner, more comfortable and more resilient to climate change impacts.

Boulder County’s residential energy advising service, Energysmart, will maintain the site and update it as more resources become available in the coming months.

Some of the subjects that can be found on the new site offer advice on identifying discounts and financing options, implementing water and wildfire resistant landscaping, finding the right construction team, and more. Energysmart is offering discounts on heat pumps, air sealing materials, heat recovery ventilation and other materials for homeowners affected by the fire.

More information can found at rebuildingbetter.org/ energy-incentives/.

Longmont council approves Juneteenth as city holiday.

Members of Longmont’s City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to make Juneteenth a city-observed holiday.

In June, a proclamation was read by then-mayor Brian Bagley and adopted by the council in July. It asked for recognition of the holiday’s historical significance and encouraged residents to commemorate it.

Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to tell people who were enslaved that they were free.