DENVER — At least 10 people — including a suspected gunman — were wounded in a shooting in downtown Denver early Tuesday that police believe may have been connected to a drug deal, a sudden flash of violence that left jubilant street celebrations of the Nuggets’ first NBA championship marred by chaos and bloodshed.
At least 20 shots were fired from multiple guns near the intersection of Market and 20th streets as the thousands of revelers began to disperse, police said. Surveillance footage of the shooting shows the nearby crowd scattering as the more than 80 Denver police officers who had been standing in the intersection immediately chased after the suspects.
All 10 people wounded were expected to survive following a rapid emergency medical response that led to four concurrent surgeries, city officials said during a news conference. Five or six of the people wounded were innocent bystanders, Denver police Chief Ron Thomas said.
