Armed Man Killed Attempting To Enter Colorado Governor’s Office

A man armed with a gun attempted to enter the office of Colorado governor Bill Ritter, declaring he was "the emperor" and was there to take over the government. State Troopers were forced to shoot the man dead when he refused orders to drop his weapon. The governor was not hurt and not involved in the confrontation.

State troopers shot and killed an unknown man who attempted to enter Gov. Bill Ritter's office inside the state capitol just minutes ago.

The man, who claimed he was "the emperor," said he was going to take over the state government.

Ritter was in his office at the time but was not involved in the shooting at about 2:25 p.m. today.

State troopers, who provide security inside the statehouse, ordered the man to drop his gun. He didn't and they shot him. The man died where he fell.

"He said that he was the emperor and he was here to take over state government," said Gov. Ritter's spokesman, Evan Dreyer, who added he did not witness the shooting.

The man's identity has not been released. Neither Ritter nor anyone else was injured, Dreyer said.

Sounds like he flipped out.

UPDATE: First AP blurb on it, not very informative, but they will update as more as known.