DENVER — Officers are on the scene Thursday morning of what police are calling an “active shooting” at a Broomfield apartment complex near the 1stBank Center, the police department said.

“This is an ACTIVE SCENE and is NOT SAFE,” the Broomfield Police Department said in a statement on social media at 8:07 a.m. “…Shots are still being fired.”

Shots were fired at the Arista Flats apartment complex in Broomfield on Thursday, near the 1stBankCenter and just south of the UCHealth Broomfield Hospital, police said.

One mile east of the shooting, Jefferson Academy Secondary School is on secure status, vice principal Marti Porreco said. It’s business as usual within the building, but the school isn’t letting anyone in or sending any students home.

Reverse emergency notifications were sent to residents in the area to shelter in place and limited evacuations have been done, police said. People should avoid the area.

Two RTD bus routes are taking a detour Thursday to avoid police activity, according to RTD officials.

Routes 120 and 112 — operating in both directions — will be skipping the stop at Uptown Avenue and Broomfield Lane, according to RTD service alerts.

The skipped stop is on the south side of Arista Flats, but commuters can still board buses at the U.S. 36 and Broomfield Station stop to the northwest of the apartment complex.

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