Mexican Gangbangers Ruining LoDo

Twice in the past year there have been shootings in lower downtown Denver involving Mexicans. Its common enough, along with the general problem of drunken brawls in numerous area bars and nightclubs, area residents are begging to regret they moved in (apparently they had difficulty seeing the obvious). Undoubtedly part of the problem is that Lower Downtown is just across the highway from Mexican neighborhoods with well-known gang problems.

11-4-2007



The more recent, June 22, 2008,

"Denver Police say one person was killed when a 'gun battle' broke out between two groups. Police have closed off the area surrounding a parking lot at 18th and Market as they conduct an investigation.

A woman, who did not want to be identified, told 9NEWS she saw the shooting happen just before 2 a.m. She says she saw a crowd of people leaving a nearby nightclub and three fights broke out in the parking lot.

'It looked like a big fight was starting to happen at the parking lot,' said witness Mychael Oddson.

That's when gunfire echoed through lower downtown.

'I'd say about 30 shots broke out - boom, boom, boom,' said Oddson.'"