Breaking: 'Multiple' Shootings, One Stabbed At Denver Coliseum
- by: Jeremy Smith
- (Sat, 30 Jan 2016 21:00:04 Z)
STORY UPDATED: check for updates below.
"Multiple" shootings and a stabbing have been reported at the Denver Coliseum, according to the Denver Police Department. Police tweeted just after 1 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) that they were responding to the report. No other information was immediately available.
VIEW FROM THE SCENE: pic.twitter.com/1GeYr1plc6
-- Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) January 30, 2016
The Colorado Motorcycle Expo is taking place this weekend near the Denver Coliseum, an entertainment venue. The expo bills itself on its website as "one of the largest motorcycle events in the country."
Updates:
: Eyewitness account:
Interview with someone saw biker gang violence in Denver. Reports multiple gunshots @kdvr pic.twitter.com/3J8IPGS4UY
— Joe St. George (@JoeStGeorge) January 30, 2016:
UPDATE: Confirming one party deceased and numerous others wounded in shooting/stabbing at Denver Coliseum
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) January 30, 2016:
UPDATE: Confirming one party deceased and numerous others wounded in shooting/stabbing at Denver Coliseum
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) January 30, 2016:
BREAKING: https://t.co/KyJMiUCNgO
— Brendaliss Gonzalez (@brendalissg) January 30, 2016: According to the NWSS's website, the Colorado Motorcycle Expo was taking place at the complex. A live charity auction to benefit Biker Down charity was scheduled to take place at the stadium from 1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
CLARIFICATION: This is all happening at National Western Complex. pic.twitter.com/xlaCjkPRjh
— Brendaliss Gonzalez (@brendalissg) January 30, 2016