Denver Sweeps City's Largest Homeless Encampment

Michael Emery Hecker November 30, 2020 16:25PM

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Residents of the encampment gathered their belongings as city workers started the sweep.

Before the sun came up on November 30, city workers along with Denver Police Department officers started to sweep a giant homeless encampment running alongside the South Platte River in RiNo. A crowd of protesters heckled the officers and helped residents exit the newly fenced-off camp. When the protesters refused to disperse, police shot them with pepper balls. "We've been getting gassed all summer," said one. "Keep them coming."

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