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How mass killers slip through Colorado’s fragmented safety net: “One of the great challenges of our time”

Assessing credibility of threats is difficult. Experts say state law, ineffective mental health holds must change.

Sarah Carlson and her son Odie place flower at the growing memorial where hundreds of flowers, balloons, signs and remembrances have been left for the victims of the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Sarah Carlson and her son Odie place flower at the growing memorial where hundreds of flowers, balloons, signs and remembrances have been left for the victims of the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4: Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Assessing the credibility of threats is difficult, messy work, and state law can make it hard for bystanders, mental health professionals and police to intervene until a situation becomes dire.
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