Denver
An armed man proclaiming “I am the emperor” was shot to death this week after attempting to storm the office of Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter. Aaron Snyder, 32, wearing a tuxedo and calling himself “the emperor of Colorado,” attempted to barge past state troopers stationed outside Ritter’s office. When the guards tried to escort him away, he produced a gun and said he had come to take over the state government. After Snyder refused to surrender the gun, police said, troopers shot him. Snyder’s mother told police that her son had been diagnosed as delusional. Ritter, 50, was inside his office with about 10 people when the incident occurred.
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