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Police say three of those injured are in critical condition and a suspect was shot and is in custody.
At least nine people have been wounded in a shooting in Denver, a city in the US state of Colorado.
The shooting happened about 12:30am (06:30 GMT) on Tuesday, just hours after the Denver Nuggets basketball team won its first NBA title.
Three of the injured were in critical condition, the Denver Police Department said in a statement, adding that a suspect was shot and is in custody.
“Preliminary information indicates there are four victims who are being transported to the hospital. Officers took a possible suspect into custody who also has a suspected gunshot injury. Investigation ongoing,” Denver Police said in a statement.
“Preliminary info indicates multiple shots were fired during an altercation involving several individuals.”
Update 2/2: This is a complex, ongoing investigation in its early stages. Preliminary info indicates multiple shots were fired during an altercation involving several individuals. Updates will be provided as they become available.
— Denver (Nuggets) Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) June 13, 2023
“As far as what led up to this altercation that resulted in the shots being fired, that’s still under investigation,” police spokesperson Doug Schepman said.
A small crowd was in the area at the time of the shooting, he said, but had “diminished quite a bit at that point”.
He said the shooting was in an area where a lot of people might have come out of bars after the game.
“It did occur in the area area where we had largest gathering of folks celebrating during the night,” he added.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Sumber: www.aljazeera.com
