CU Boulder announced that from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. on August 4, a group of university researchers were conducting an experiment on East Campus that included simulated gunshots from a starter pistol. The university said that individuals who work at the SEEC, SEEL, Aerospace, LASP, Astrophysical Research Lab, and Jenny Smoly Caruthers Biotech buildings might have heard gunfire or witnessed the experiment, but there is no cause for alarm.
The University of Colorado Police Department (CUPD) coordinated with the research group and had a presence on site to ensure there was no cause for concern.
The simulated gunfire took place at numerous locations between Colorado Avenue and the Boulder Creek Path from Innovation Drive to Discovery Drive, the university said.
The purpose of the research that was being done has not been specified by the university.
