PHOTOS: Killdozer rampage marks 22nd anniversary

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The June 4, 2004, bulldozer attack was a watershed moment for the town of Granby that changed the community forever.
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Thursday marks the 22nd anniversary of a bulldozer rampage in Granby. The mayhem was carried out on June 4, 2004 in an armored Komatsu D355A built and operated by Marvin Heemeyer, a local snowmobile enthusiast and business owner.

Several buildings were damaged in the chaotic attack, including the Sky-Hi News office, a bank, a hardware store, a concrete company, a utility service center, the town hall, the police department and a former mayor’s home. Heemeyer targeted those he felt had treated him unjustly in an ongoing zoning dispute at his commercial property.

The rampage lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes, ending when the bulldozer became stuck attempting to go through an alleyway next to Gambles Hardware Store. Heemeyer then killed himself with a handgun. No one else was killed, and an estimated $7 million in damage was caused.



Granby rebuilt itself after Heemeyer’s day of infamy as the town came together to construct a new library, town hall and several other buildings. The Sky-Hi News office was also rebuilt, although the company moved to Tabernash this year.

Read past Sky-Hi News coverage of the bulldozer attack below:

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