Police say a shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship win was likely sparked by a drug deal. It left 10 people wounded, including one of two suspected shooters.
June 13, 2023 GMTNine people were injured in a shooting early Tuesday in Denver and a suspect was taken into custody, police said. Nine people were injured in a shooting early Tuesday in Denver and a suspect was taken into custody, police said. victory
All of the injured are expected to survive, including five or six people that police believe were bystanders not involved in the drug deal, Chief Ron Thomas said at a news conference. He said 20 rounds were fired at the scene, roughly a mile from Ball Arena, where the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat on Monday night.
The gunfire broke out at around 12:30 a.m. — about 3 1/2 hours after the game — the Denver Police Department said in aScott D’Angelo was livestreaming when he heard loud pops one after another, sparking pandemonium as people dove for cover or jumped over cement barricades. Police in riot gear ducked and scrambled to draw their guns while yelling for people to find shelter.
As officers started to move toward the gunfire, D’Angelo heard a female voice not a dozen feet away “screaming out in pain.” Another victim lay just beyond the first, D’Angelo said, as officers rushed to provide care.
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