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Police say three of the injured are in critical condition and a suspect has been shot and taken into custody.
At least nine people were injured in a shooting in Denver, a city in the US state of Colorado.
The shooting occurred at about 12:30 pm (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, Denver police said in a statement, adding that a suspect was shot and is in custody.
“Preliminary information indicates that there are four victims who are being transported to hospital. Officers arrested a possible suspect who is believed to also have a gunshot wound. The investigation is ongoing,” the Denver Police Department said in a statement.
“Preliminary information indicates multiple shots were fired during an altercation involving multiple individuals.”
Update 2/2: This is a complex, ongoing investigation in its early stages. Preliminary information indicates that multiple shots were fired during an altercation involving multiple individuals. Updates will be provided as they become available.
– Denver (Nuggets) Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) June 13, 2023
“What led to this altercation that resulted in the shots being fired is still under investigation,” said police spokesman Doug Schepman.
There was a small crowd in the area at the time of the shooting, he said, but it had “diminished quite a bit by that point.”
He said the shooting took place in an area where many people may have come out of bars after the game.
“It happened in the area where we had the largest gathering of people at night,” he added.
This is a developing story and will be updated.