Witness video: Dozens of people were evacuated through the streets of Lower Downtown
A familiar yet chilling scene played out at the intersection of 15th and Wynkoop streets on Tuesday afternoon: Dozens of people fled a downtown office building, hands raised, as police swarmed the area. A woman is in critical condition, and the suspected gunman is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Our full story is available here.
The video below was posted by Craig Hawkins.
On Twitter, Erica Cano captured the scene from another angle.
https://twitter.com/x_ericahg/status/747896873386577921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
And here is the full press briefing from the scene.
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