Five individuals that were allegedly involved in riot-related crimes during a party turned riot in Boulder over the weekend have been identified by police. 

Information regarding the individuals is not currently being released, but officials from the Boulder Police Department said they could be facing charges of inciting a riot, engaging in a riot, assaulting a police officer, criminal trespassing and criminal mischief, among other charges.

‘They are not welcome at the university’: City, school, students condemn massive party-turned-riot near CU Boulder

Investigators identified the five individuals through social media tips.

BPD began receiving reports of a party on University Hill where around 800 people were in attendance between 7 and 8 p.m. Saturday evening.

Officers who first responded to the party were charged by a group of around 100 people and were forced to retreat. During Saturday’s event, officers were hit with bottles and rocks, which injured three officers.

As the party continued to turn into a riot, attendees began committing various crimes including vehicular theft, theft, and other crimes.

By the time the sunrise came on Sunday, attendees stole a vehicle, damaged eight other vehicles for a total value of $43,500 in damage, stole three street signs, damaged two city vehicles including a BPD armored rescue vehicle and a fire engine and assaulted officers. 

Since the initial report of the party, countless city and University of Colorado Boulder officials have condemned the actions observed on Saturday.

Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty called the incident “selfish” and “outrageous” in a statement released Sunday morning.

“Our community was put at risk last night by the individuals involved in the incident in the Hill area,” Dougherty said. “Their callous disregard for our community’s safety and well-being is shameful.”

Others like the city’s spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said the large gathering put many at risk for contracting COVID-19.

“The public health stakes with this type of gating are high and potentially dire,” Huntley said. “A gathering of this size, even absent of the pandemic, would not be permitted within a residential neighborhood.”

The city is asking everyone that attended the party or has been in contact with someone who did to quarantine for 10 days and monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for a total of 14 days.

Despite the requests of city officials to quarantine, students who attended the part will not face disciplinary actions for being in quarantine and getting tested for the virus through the university as officials will not release information on how they were exposed.

However, CU Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke said the university is working to find students who participated in Saturday’s riot. 

“A basic and nonnegotiable condition for being part of CU Boulder is accountability to each other and to the community,” O’Rourke said. “We have stated in very clear terms that students must comply with community-safety standards and public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

BPD will continue monitoring social media posts and are asking the public to help identify anyone who was involved in Saturday’s party turned riot.

Anyone with information is encouraged to submit tips at bouldercopd.evidence.com/axon/citizen/public/hill-disturbance.