Rights over his termination, claiming it was retaliation for his support of masking and equity policies. Wise settled with the school district in April for more than $830,000.

“I think it’s important to note that this is becoming a real pattern in Douglas County,” Halpern said.

believed to have a “long gun” with a bright pink or orange strap, Weekly said.

“We have no reports of injuries right now. We’ve alerted hospitals to be on the lookout for anyone with gunshot wounds,” Weekly said at about 4:30 p.m. ere were still no known injuries, Heyden said at about 6 p.m.

Deputies were searching for suspects, Heyden said at about 3:20 p.m. But deputies believe both individuals have left the area, and they don’t think there’s “any speci c danger to the general public,” Weekly said about an hour later.

e person on foot was a Black male, described as wearing a black hoodie coat and white tennis shoes, and he also might have had a black backpack with a logo on the back, Weekly said in a video posted by the sheri ’s o ce on Facebook. Authorities didn’t give a description of the person in the vehicle.

“ e vehicle continued southbound, drove around (an) apartment complex and left the area. e Black male was seen running north from the area and was also seen getting into an early-2000s white Tahoe in the passenger side,” Weekly said in the video.

Deputies are seeking a darkcolored Nissan sedan and the white Tahoe, Weekly said in the video.

Deputies don’t know whether the shooters were known to each other, and deputies aren’t aware of a motive for the incident, Weekly told Colorado Community Media.

e investigation is continuing, Heyden said at about 6 p.m.

No damage to nearby apartments or other property was reported, Heyden said at about 6 p.m.

Anyone who has any information about the incident can email the sheri ’s o ce at dcsotips@dcsheri . net or call its tip line at 303-6607579.

Authorities had set up one road closure on South Valley Highway, one at Inverness Parkway and Inverness Drive South, and one at Jamaica Street and Liberty Boulevard, according to the sheri ’s o ce.

“ e area and roads have been open to all normal operations,” the sheri ’s o ce tweeted at about 8:30 p.m.

“Kids don’t learn white supremacy in a vacuum.”

Ganzy said she is planning to move her family out of Castle Rock because of the backlash to them speaking out. Friends have organized a GoFundMe to support the Ganzys’ move.

“I really hope we’re the last family that Castle Rock makes an example of and the last family to have to leave a place they’ve called home,” she said.

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Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, May 29, 2023. Many services are available at DoItOnlineDouglas.com grand opening was “a lot crazier” than its founders expected. A buy-one-get-one-free deal they posted on Instagram to promote the special event was widely shared and resulted in a line out the door for most of the day. It was fun, if a bit overwhelming, Bui said.

“Now we feel like, ‘Oh, we can handle anything,’ basically, if we could handle that night,” Bui said of the experience.

Typical of new business owners, Bui and Jankowski are practically living at their tea house, coming in seven days a week to greet customers, manage inventory, smooth out their processes and train their 12 part-time employees.

But long lines and even longer hours are not new for Bui. Before becoming a business owner, she worked for 28 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Jankowski was formerly a cosmetologist doing hair, facials and permanent make-up. However, the pair grew up in the restaurant industry where their mother, uncle and other relatives had worked for over 40 years, Bui said.

Already the sisters are putting that familiarity with food to good use. They started out serving small bites like spring rolls, wontons and sweet pastries at Tiger Den but have already expanded the menu to include noodle bowls and fried rice plates.

“Our whole mindset was ‘Hey, we are going to concentrate on making our drinks — perfect that, but also complement it with a food side, too. … It’s a one-stop where you can actually get quality on both sides,” Bui said.

The sisters are originally from Vietnam but have lived in the Denver metro region since leaving a Malaysian refugee camp with their family in 1979. Jankowski currently lives in Littleton, and Bui is a Highlands Ranch homeowner. e pair noticed that Highlands Ranch — particularly the 80129 zone, Bui said — had few boba tea places.

“We gured we can bring something new to Highlands Ranch,” Jankowski said.

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