Fatal Shooting in Denver Amid Dueling Protests, Police Say

DENVER — One person was fatally shot in Denver on Saturday against the backdrop of opposing rallies between far-right and far-left activists.

The circumstances were still unclear Saturday night, but a local television station reported that a security guard it had hired was being detained in connection with the shooting.

The shooting happened at 3:37 p.m. local time near the courtyard of the Denver Art Museum as the protests were winding down, officials said.

A video on Twitter and a Denver Post photograph captured the chaotic moments leading up to the gunfire.

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