Crime & Safety
Denver Police Investigating Multiple Nighttime Shootings
Two people were taken to hospitals with serious gunshot injuries in Five Points and south-Central Denver overnight Thursday.
DENVER, CO – Denver police responded to multiple shootings Thursday night.
Around 8:20 p.m., officers tweeted they were investigating a shooting in the 2300 block of Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood. An unspecified victim was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
Around 9:10 p.m., police said another shooting took place in south-Central Denver near West 1st Avenue and Bannock Street. Another wounded person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.
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No suspect information for either shooting was immediately available Thursday night.
#DPD Officers are present @ 1st & Bannock St. in regard to a shooting. Due to the nature of a GSW, the injuries are considered Serious Bodily Injury. There is no additional information at this time. #DENVER pic.twitter.com/fklsPudbkV
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 19, 2018
#DPD Officers are present in the 2300 Blk of Welton St. in regard to a shooting. Due to the nature of a GSW, the injuries are considered Serious Bodily Injury. #DENVER pic.twitter.com/gGLMDfDb6p
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 19, 2018
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