Youth altercation at the Circle K involving a gun results in minor injuries, suspect under arrest

BOULDER, Colo. - Just after 12 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, four to five teenagers got into an altercation at the Circle K near 14th Street and Canyon Boulevard. Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured. One juvenile was arrested on 3 counts of felony menacing and 1 count of assault with a deadly weapon. He was medically cleared at Boulder Community Hospital before being taken into custody at juvenile detention.

Many Boulder High School students were in the area as it was lunchtime and they were gathered around nearby food trucks. The fight escalated when one of the youth in the fight pulled out a gun. A person who was getting gas at the time called 911 and reported the fight and the gun. Police responded quickly to the scene, as well as BVSD security personnel.

The youth with the gun hit another young person in the head while he had the gun in his hand. In the chaos of the skirmish, the youth was apprehended and arrested and the gun was lost. Police K9 units were deployed to search for the gun, but to no avail. It is possible that somebody ran off with it after the altercation. It is not known at this time whether the gun was real or a replica; video footage of the incident indicates it could be either.

If anyone has additional information about this altercation or the whereabouts of the gun, please contact the tip line at 303-441-1974. Safe2Tellis also an option for anonymous reporting.