Denver NBC affiliate News9 admitted that the shooter who killed a man near a “Patriot Rally” worked for them as a contract security guard. The incident occurred at the end of the rally as people were leaving the area.
“A private security guard is being held as a suspect in a deadly shooting near the Denver Art Museum,” News9 reported Saturday night. “The private security guard in custody was contracted through Pinkerton by 9NEWS. It has been the practice of 9NEWS for a number of months to contract private security to accompany staff at protests.
During the cloud of confusion in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Denver police officials tweeted they had two people in custody in connection to the shooting incident
A short time later, a journalist with News9 tweeted, “A 9NEWS employee and a 9NEWS contractor have been taken into custody. 9NEWS has not been in contact with either and does not know where either currently is.”
“A 9NEWS employee and a 9NEWS contractor have been taken into custody. 9NEWS has not been in contact with either and does not know where either currently is.” https://t.co/7PMWtLlhcJ
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) October 11, 2020
Following the tweets, the news outlet updated their coverage of the shooting to say:
A 9NEWS producer and a 9NEWS contractor were taken into custody.
DPD has since said that one of the two people taken into custody was not involved in the incident but was a person of interest at the time. The 9NEWS producer is no longer in police custody and is not a suspect.
A private security guard who was hired by 9NEWS is the suspect detained by DPD. It has been the practice of 9NEWS for a number of months to hire private security to accompany staff at protests.
A man live-streaming the event captured the moment of the shooting. At about the same time, a cloud of orange mace can be seen and a gunshot heard. The incident happened with police about 25 yards away. Officers quickly responded and took a man believed to be the shooter into custody.
Scene in Denver, CO Antifa/BLM acting belligerent as Police try to control the situation pic.twitter.com/yHB71fcbRS
— Kitty Shackleford (@KittyLists) October 10, 2020
I have clipped and zoomed this video at the moment of the terrible murder. pic.twitter.com/Pxx0etneKV
— Eye of Orwell (@OrwellOf) October 11, 2020
That is the Breitbart report:
Editors Note:
Other social media accounts indicate the victim was a ” Patriot” or Trump supporter and while the shooter was not involved in the left-wing counter-protest, a man in a “Black Guns Matter” shirt provoked the “patriot” to use the mace canister on the counter-protestor, resulting in the suspect firing at the deceased, apparently based on the videos and online accounts, the suspect was a 3rd party, not initially involved in the heated exchange. These details are murky however and no further police information has been released
