BREAKING: Denver Trump Supporter Was Allegedly Shot By Local News Reporter's Bodyguard https://t.co/9nZlwHAKUb— Cassandra Scarebanks🎃 (@CassandraRules) October 11, 2020
DENVER - A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting in downtown Denver on Saturday as two demonstrations with opposing ideologies were winding down at Civic Center.The Denver Police Department (DPD) tweeted at 3:49 p.m. that officers were investigating the shooting in the courtyard near the Denver Art Museum.
DPD reported the victim was being transported to the hospital at 3:49 p.m., and said the victim died an hour later.
The shooting is being investigated as a homicide, DPD said.
Two guns were found on the scene, according to DPD.
DPD originally said that two suspects were in custody, and later found that the second individual was not involved in the incident. DPD said the second individual was a person of interest at the time of their arrest.
A 9NEWS producer and a 9NEWS contractor were taken into custody.
DPD has since said that one of the two people taken into custody was not involved in the incident but was a person of interest at the time. The 9NEWS producer is no longer in police custody and is not a suspect.
A private security guard who was hired by 9NEWS is the suspect detained by DPD. It has been the practice of 9NEWS for a number of months to hire private security to accompany staff at protests.