In Denver one person has been shot dead and two people are in custody after shots were fired at the convergence of a Patriot Rally and a BLM/Antifa gathering.
Here’s a tweet from a reporter on scene:
BREAKING: I saw at least one person shot as the rally was ending. I heard one gun shot. At least one person being arrested nearby #9News pic.twitter.com/N75X0WXSAf
— Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) October 10, 2020
Video from the scene.
The moment someone opened fire on another person in Denver. pic.twitter.com/lvC3KAYKjE
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 10, 2020
The Denver Post had a reporter there who witnessed the shooting, and the paper wrote originally that “a man participating in what was billed as a ‘Patriot Rally’ of right-wing protesters sprayed mace at a left-wing demonstrator, and the left-wing demonstrator shot him with a handgun.”
They have since updated the story with this note: “Update: A Denver Post staff member witnessed the fatal confrontation. This story has been updated after authorities called into question whether the shooter was a demonstrator.” It now reads that “a man participating in what was billed as a “Patriot Rally” sprayed mace at another man and that man shot him with a handgun.
Here’s a screenshot of the original story.
Notice that the victim they are blaming – who was shot at point blank range according to dozens of eyewitnesses including reporters – is still identified as a member of the “right wing” protesters, but the ANTIFA/BLM mention is down the memory hole.
Anyway, Antifa didn’t let a little thing like murder stop them.
Antifa militants are now harassing police in Denver who are trying to control the situation where a man was just shot. pic.twitter.com/0fPRJ3cXyF
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 10, 2020
There is additional video from the scene here, but I warn you this is GRAPHIC and SHOWS what you may not want to see.
It shows the the man who was yelling “go ahead and mace me” was NOT the shooter. However, you definitely hear the mace before the point blank shot is fired. It is hard, given the circumstance, to see how it could have been anyone but one of the yelling man’s fellow counter-protesters.
Witnesses are posting to Reddit about what they allegedly saw, as reported here by the Post Millennial.
UPDATE 1: ANTIFA is CELEBRATING.
Antifa are celebrating the killing of the conservative man in Denver. pic.twitter.com/MnF80v9MUn
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) October 11, 2020
UPDATE 2: Denver Post can’t erase what people saw.
I was interviewing a woman about 10 yards away when THIS happened. The man on the left had just left the event held by Tig & other patriots. He was defending himself with bear spray. He was shot in the face & has died. 2 suspects in custody. pic.twitter.com/McZUf3RZDW
— Richard Randall (@RANDALLONRADIO) October 11, 2020
UPDATE 3: Yeah, bullsh**.
Update: Further investigation has determined the suspect is a private security guard with no affiliation with Antifa. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 11, 2020
UPDATE 4: Antifa got a taste of blood and now they want more.
They're not done yet in Denver. https://t.co/UkPeJkuFPR
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 11, 2020
UPDATE 5: This tweet is dang right.
When the left protests, they riot, loot, burn buildings, attack police and random strangers.
When the right protests, the left murders them.
— The Dank Knight 🦇 (@capeandcowell) October 11, 2020
UPDATE 6: Well well well.
9News, which purportedly hired the shooter as a security guard, appears to have certain political views that disincline me to think they are sympathetic with the victim. Also, if Denver's so safe, why'd they hire security?
Furthermore: pic.twitter.com/GWPtaGLFEk
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 11, 2020
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY AND MAY BE UPDATED