CO - Multiple injured in downtown shootings after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals - Denver, 13 Jun 2023

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Between nine and 11 were injured, depending on the sources.

10 people shot in LoDo after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals

Denver Police are investigating multiple shootings that sent 11 people to the hospital after thousands flocked downtown in celebration of the Denver Nuggets’ historic NBA Finals win.

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Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, DPD tweeted that they were investigating a shooting in the 2000 block of Market Street.

DPD said nine gunshot victims were located. Police said they identified a suspect who also sustained a gunshot wound.

Three victims remain in critical condition at a local hospital, and the other victims appear to have non-life-threatening injuries, according to DPD.

At around 1:11 a.m., DPD said they were investigating a shooting in the area of 17th Street and Blake Street where one person was shot. However, officers provided an update that the victim was actually shot in the 2000 block of Market Street and self-transported to the hospital.

Nine injured in mass shooting after Denver Nuggets NBA win

The suspected gunman was shot and is in custody, according to Denver Police Department.

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Police said they believe that "multiple shots were fired during an altercation involving several individuals" and said a "complex investigation" was taking place.

CBS Colorado reported that thousands of celebrating fans poured into the streets around the arena after the game, which saw the Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 94-89 on Monday night.

The news outlet quoted Denver Police Department spokesperson Doug Schepman as saying that the shooting happened roughly three-and-a-half hours after the game and that crowds had dispersed, leaving only a smaller number of people in the area when gunfire broke out.

 

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Drug deal likely sparked Denver mass shooting after Nuggets' NBA win, police say

Authorities in Denver say a shooting amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship win was likely sparked by a drug deal gone wrong

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DENVER -- A shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship win was likely sparked by a drug deal gone wrong, police said Tuesday. The violence left 10 people wounded, including one of two people arrested in connection with the shooting.

All of the injured — nine men, one woman — 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.

A total of five handguns were found by investigators but testing still needs to be done to determine whether they were used at the shooting, the police chief said. A “significant quantity” of suspected fentanyl pills were also found at the scene, Commander Matt Clark said, along with cash.