Sounds as if the gunman was delusional:
MSNBC Breaking News: Spokesman: Gunman shot, killed in Colo. governor’s office; governor OK
AP via MSNBC:
DENVER – An unidentified man armed with a gun was shot and killed just outside Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter’s offices Monday, Ritter’s spokesman said. The governor was not injured, spokesman Evan Dreyer said.
The man was shot by a member of the governor’s security detail, Dreyer said.
The governor’s offices include a lobby and several other rooms. It was not immediately clear where either the governor or the gunman was at the time.
Dreyer said the man walked into the office and said, “I am the emperor and I’m here to take over city government.”