Shots rang out at a Thursday protest at the Colorado State Capitol where demonstrators gathered after the death of George Floyd.
on May 6 following a high-speed chase. Police officers haven't yet faced charges in any of the cases.
Video of the event showed protesters gathered on the capitol steps, holding signs and chanting,"Hey hey, ho ho, racist police have got to go!" Around 6:30 p.m., protesters began marching towards the 16th Street Mall about one mile northwest of the capitol. The shots rang out as the march was underway.State Representative Jonathan Singer also reported shots fired near the Regional Transportation District station diagonally across the street from the capitol building.
"I would say we probably heard about seven or eight shots come.... We saw a lot of people running. I did not see a shooter," Singer toldcontacted the Denver Police Department, a spokesperson said the matter was an ongoing investigation and police could not yet confirm whether anyone was in custody. According to The Denver Channel, police redirected the protest route while those who had already passed the shooting site went onto Interstate 25, where they shut down traffic.
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