Westminster police are investigating an attempted kidnapping after someone tried to abduct a girl at gunpoint near Mountain Range High School on Friday morning. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Two Denver men arrested after kidnapping, cutting off roommate’s finger, police say Crime and Public Safety | Opinion: Serving only half a sentence for armed robbery? Colorado’s weak parole laws can be fixed with Prop 128 Crime and Public Safety | Sterling man accused of attempting to kidnap 8-year-old girl from her bedroom Crime and Public Safety | Boy accidentally kidnapped from Lakewood hotel by repo truck, police say Crime and Public Safety | Proposition 128 would require Colorado prisoners to serve more of their sentences for certain crimes The girl was walking to school around 7 a.m. near West 125th Avenue and Delaware Street when a silver vehicle approached her and the man driving threatened her with a gun and told her to get in, according to the Westminster Police Department. The student refused and the man grabbed her backpack and took off, police officials said in a news release Friday. She made it to school safely and reported the incident. A description of the man and vehicle was not immediately available and police are still investigating, department officials said. This is a developing story and may be updated. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.