Police rescue two from booby-trapped Boulder house after they were taken hostage by gunman

Boulder police rescued two people Monday night after a suspect armed with AK-47 rifles and explosives took them hostage.

The suspect barricaded himself inside as police tried to negotiate for him to come out of his home, which was said to be booby-trapped. He is now in custody.

An officer fired a shot during the rescue of the two people, but no one was hit, according to police — with the stand-off ending around 1am Tuesday.

The scene was described by the Boulder PD as 'very active' just after 10pm local time Monday night. They asked people to avoid the 3300 block of Broadway, near Iris Avenue. The intersection of Iris Avenue and Broadway remains closed.

Police in Boulder, Colorado say a man barricaded himself inside a house and took people hostage

The scene was said to be 'very active', according to a tweet by the Boulder Police Department at just after 10pm on Monday

Officers responded to the scene near the intersection of Iris Avenue and Broadway, managing to rescue two people from inside

The incident began after Boulder Police received information from the neighboring Lafayette police department about a possible hostage situation. 

One local resident said they believed the house to have been unoccupied prior to the incident.

Those being held hostage were brought to safety before the suspect then barricaded himself inside the home. 

He was reportedly armed with several weapons. Officers evacuated people living nearby while they worked to bring the man safely into custody.

Police in Boulder, Colorado say a man has barricaded himself inside a house and described the scene as 'very active' on Monday night

Boulder Police were quick to release information as to exactly what had happened 

At one stage, a local news outlet, Fox 3, reported as many as four people to have been killed only for Boulder Police to state minutes later: 'We have no confirmed reports of any fatalities at this scene.'

Fox also claimed the suspect had two AK-47 rifles together with a dog that had explosives placed upon it. 

No other information was immediately released but Boulder Police said the department would be sharing more details as the night went on.

The police Tweeted images of the scene with the words: 'Suspect in custody. Please continue to avoid the area while we process the scene. We will tweet when the intersection is back open'

No other information was immediately released but Boulder Police said the department would be sharing more details as the night went on