An Aurora municipal judge found the property presents “an imminent threat to public safety and welfare,” city officials said Monday.

Nine people are now charged in connection to a reported armed kidnapping of two people in December at the Edge at Lowry apartment complex in Aurora.

An Aurora, Colorado, judge ordered the closure of the Edge at Lowry apartments on Tuesday, a complex at the center of violent gang crime.

Aurora city officials are seeking an emergency court order to immediately close the troubled Edge of Lowry apartment complex, claiming the property “presents an immediate threat to public safety

The City of Aurora is moving forward with plans to close The Edge at Lowry apartment complex at 12th and Dallas after a municipal judge in Colorado granted an emergency order.

A judge has granted an emergency order to close the Edge of Lowery Apartments saying the complex is a threat to public safety. The City of Aurora requested that order last week. A month after they agreed with the property managers it needed to close.

An Aurora municipal judge granted an emergency order to close the troubled Edge of Lowry apartments, finding the property presents “an imminent threat to public safety and welfare,” city officials said Monday.