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In Granby, Colorado, U.S., Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer over a zoning dispute, destroying several buildings before committing suicide.
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Granby, Colorado
Town in Colorado, United States
The Town of Granby is the Statutory Town that is the most populous municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,079 at the 2020 United States census. Granby is situated along U.S. Highway 40 in the Middle Park basin, and it is about 85 miles…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Marvin Heemeyer
American known for bulldozer rampage (1951–2004)
Marvin John Heemeyer was an American automobile muffler repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado, in June 2004. Heemeyer's machine was posthumously nicknamed the Killdozer.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bulldozer
Mobile machine which uses a frontal blade to push large volumes of material
A bulldozer or dozer is a large tractor equipped with a metal blade at the front for pushing material during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks, though specialized models riding on large off-road tires are also produced. Its most popular accessory…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Zoning
Government policy allowing certain uses of land in different places
In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into land-use and building "zones", each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a single use, they may…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)