The End Of Marvin Heemeyer’s Killdozer Rampage The attacks were in place and, had Heemeyer not wedged himself in the basement of a store, they would have been carried out. Such a panic ensued that the governor considered authorizing the National Guard to attack with Apache helicopters and an anti-tank missile. Indeed, the rounds fired at the tractor during the rampage had no ill effect.įor two hours and seven minutes, Marvin Heemeyer and his killdozer pummeled through the town, damaging 13 buildings and knocking out gas services to city hall. Though authorities tried to destroy the vehicle multiple times, the killdozer proved resistant to small arms fire and resistant to explosives. Authorities later realized that every building that had been bulldozed had some connection to Heemeyer and his lengthy battle against the zoning committee. He drove the machine out of his shop through the wall, then plowed through the concrete plant, the town hall, a newspaper office, a former judge’s widow’s home, a hardware store, and other homes. And on June 4, 2004, he sealed himself inside his cockpit and set out for Granby. When his killdozer was finished, he readied himself for his attack. According to authorities, once he’d sealed himself inside the cockpit, it would have been impossible for him to have gotten out - and they don’t believe he ever wanted to. There were also fans and an air conditioner to keep him cool.įinally, he fashioned three gun ports and outfitted them with a. Inside the makeshift cockpit were two monitors on which Heemeyer could observe his destruction. He’d created the armor himself, using a concrete mix poured between sheets of steel.Īs the armor covered much of the cabin, a video camera was mounted on the exterior for visibility, covered by three-inch bulletproof plastic.
He added armored plates, covering most of the cabin, engine, and parts of the tracks. Over the course of about a year and a half, Marvin Heemeyer customized his Komatsu D355A bulldozer for his rampage. How Marvin Heemeyer Unleashed The Killdozerīrian Brainerd/The Denver Post/Getty Images A look inside the killdozer constructed by Marvin Heemeyer. Now, however, it would serve a new purpose as his weapon of destruction: the killdozer. A few years earlier, he had purchased a bulldozer with the intention of using it to create an alternative route to his muffler shop.
So, in early 2003, Marvin Heemeyer decided he had had enough. He petitioned the city to have the property rezoned to prevent the construction of the plant, but he was rejected on multiple occasions. Heemeyer was furious, as he’d used the land for the past nine years as a shortcut between his home and his shop. In 2001, the city approved the construction of a concrete plant, zoning the land next to Heemeyer’s for use. The negotiations hadn’t been easy, and he’d been having trouble agreeing with the company on a suitable price. Over the years, he had agreed to sell the land to a concrete company to build a plant. He’d purchased the land on which his shop was built in 1992. Wikimedia Commons A rare photo of Marvin Heemeyer, the man who built the infamous killdozer.ĭuring the 1990s, Heemeyer owned a small welding shop in town, where he made his living repairing mufflers.
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