Aurora, Colorado, Mayor Blames Government After Gangs Take Over Apartment Blocks

Published on August 30, 2024

Mike Coffman, the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, has spoken out after video footage was published online allegedly showing Venezuelan gangs taking control of various apartment complexes across the city. Coffman told Fox News affiliate KDVR in an interview on Aug. 29 that approximately three apartment buildings in the Denver suburb have fallen victim to the gangs. He said he believes the gang members allegedly taking over the apartment buildings are Venezuelan, noting that the buildings are also home to a high “concentration” of Venezuelan illegal immigrants. The mayor did not specify exactly which criminal organizations were allegedly taking over the buildings. “So there are several buildings actually under the same ownership, out of state ownership, that have fallen to these Venezuelan gangs,” the mayor said....

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