At about 3:30 a.m. on January 8, Boulder Police officers responded to the report of a shooting at the Circle K located at 2877 Baseline Road. According to the report, an adult male was shot at from a person who pulled up to the business in a Mercedes. While the male was not struck by a bullet, his vehicle was, with the Mercedes driver allegedly fleeing the scene after firing his weapon.

Deputies from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office spotted the Mercedes believed to be involved in the incident heading toward the mountain town of Nederland and initiated a pursuit. Eventually, the driver of the vehicle slid off of the road and crashed in the area of the 22000 block of the Peak to Peak Highway. The driver then allegedly attempted to escape authorities on foot.

The driver was soon located as he hid inside of a nearby business, with Regional Boulder SWAT teams responding to take him into custody. No one was injured in the encounter, including the driver and the person who reports they were shot at.

The suspect in the case has since been identified as Raheem Adebayo Ayoola Raji, 25 and of Golden. He is being charged to two counts of Attempted 1st Degree Homicide, with additional charges pending.

Anyone with information that may be related to the case is asked to contact Boulder Police Department’s Detective A. Tuck at 303-441-4322.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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