Guns, Ammo Found In Denver Hotel Room Days Before All-Star Game

DENVER — Police officers originally feared a "Las Vegas-style shooting" ahead of the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Denver this week may have been in the works, sources told ABC after about 1,000 rounds of ammunition, several long guns and body armor were found inside a room at the Maven Hotel, just blocks from Coors Field, Friday night.

More than a dozen weapons, including 16 long guns, were removed from a room on the eighth floor of the hotel on Wazee Street Friday night after police responded to a tip from one of the hotel's housekeepers, ABC reported. More than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and body armor were also taken from the room, which has a balcony overlooking downtown Denver, according to the report.

Four people were arrested.

Terrorism is not suspected, however. The FBI's Denver office issued a statement on Twitter Sunday morning.

"We have no reason to believe this incident was connected to terrorism or a threat directed at the All-Star Game," the FBI wrote. "We are not aware of any threat to the All-Star Game events, venues, players, or the community at this time."

An ABC News reporter later tweeted that a high-ranking law enforcement officials have since said the arrests were part of a "drugs for guns" deal, and was not a mass shooting in the works. The initial concern, Carol McKinley tweeted, was due to the hotel's proximity to the Colorado Rockies' home stadium.

The Maven Hotel gun discovery came as festivities were beginning for the MLB All-Star Game, which is scheduled for Tuesday at Coors Field. The MLB Draft will be held in Denver beginning Sunday night, with a celebrity game and Home Run Derby among the other events also planned ahead of Tuesday's Midsummer Classic.

Four people — three men and one woman — were arrested in connection with the Maven Hotel find, Denver police said in a news release. The three men are facing weapons-related charges, two of them having also been accused of having a controlled substance. The woman is facing a controlled substance charge.

Confirmed charges are below, according to Denver police.

• Richard Platt, 42: investigation of possession of a weapon by a previous offender, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (two counts)and a warrant from another jurisdiction
• Gabriel Rodriguez, 48: investigation of possession of a weapon by a previous offender, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute
• Ricardo Rodriguez, 44: investigation of possession of a weapon by a previous offender
• Kanoelehua Serikawa, 43: investigation of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and a warrant from another jurisdiction

One of the suspects posted a message to Facebook Friday night in reference to a recent divorce, ABC reported, saying he was going to "go out in a big way."

Denver police have asked anyone with more information to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.