DENVER — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting in the area of 16th and Wynkoop streets in LoDo Tuesday evening, the Denver Police Department said.
Police said the shooting happened just after 5:30 p.m. The victims, all men, were taken to the hospital. Police said one victim was in critical condition, and the other two suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The manager of the Thirsty Lion gastropub, located at 16th and Wynkoop streets, told 9NEWS the shooting happened in front of the restaurant.
Police said a group of people, including the suspect, "approached one of the victims for an unknown reason."
"After a brief struggle, the suspect fired shots, striking the first victim as well as two additional unrelated individuals who were behind him," police said.
Police said Wednesday morning that a suspect was arrested and is being held on attempted murder charges. Police did not name the suspect due to his age.
Kourtny Garrett, the president and CEO of Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP), said public safety incidents like this really make them stop and think.
"It gives us a tremendous amount of pause and it is hard. It is hard for our city, no matter where these incidents occur, to really ensure people feel safe and want to come back," Garrett said. “A clean and safe environment is absolutely fundamental for downtown.”
Garrett said the DDP works closely with businesses downtown.
"A part of that is crime prevention through environmental design, which looks at everything from lighting to fences, to different initiatives that just help the space really feel safe, be safe in reality," Garrett said.
