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Dueling Demonstrations End With a Shooting at Civic Center Park
Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.

Michael Emery Hecker
Dueling demonstrations ended with a gunshot and a man down.
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The Denver Police Department made an arrest shortly after the shooting.
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The Patriot Muster had been scheduled for Civic Center a week earlier.
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Members of BLM and Antifa organized a counter-protest to the Patriot Muster.
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The counter-protest was set up as a soup drive.
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The two groups met up at Civic Center.
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Patriot Muster protesters had planned their event for the Greek Amphitheater.
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Patriot Muster protesters gathering in Civic Center.
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The counter-protest started a half-hour before the Patriot Muster.
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Members of United American Defense Force joined the Patriot Muster.
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Patriot Muster protesters gathered at Civic Center.
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A member of the Patriot Muster giving the "OK" sign, a white supremacist symbol.
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The Denver Police Department was out in force.
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The Patriot Muster had been planned for a week.
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The DPD was out in force in Civic Center.
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The DPD worked to keep the protests separate.
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The two protests met at Civic Center.
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Members of BLM and Antifa held a counter-protest.
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Patriot Muster demonstrators chanting "USA."
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Patriot Muster demonstrators at Civic Center Park.
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Members of BLM and Antifa at their counter-protest.
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The protests in Civic Center Park on October 10.
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A counter-protester.
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BLM/Antifa counter-protesters.
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A counter-protester tagging the ground in front of the DPD.
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The DPD at the ready.
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The counter-protest was also a soup drive.
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The two protests stayed separate.
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The Patriot Muster, right before the shooting.
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Dueling Demonstrations End With a Shooting at Civic Center Park
Two protests in Civic Center Park — the Patriot Muster and a BLM/Antifa counter-protest set up as a soup drive —- were both winding down on Saturday, October 10, when a shot rang out and a man went down. He was pronounced dead at Denver Health; the Denver Police Department has already made an arrest. It was a startling end to an afternoon that had been largely peaceful.
Two protests in Civic Center Park — the Patriot Muster and a BLM/Antifa counter-protest set up as a soup drive —- were both winding down on Saturday, October 10, when a shot rang out and a man went down. He was pronounced dead at Denver Health; the Denver Police Department has already made an arrest. It was a startling end to an afternoon that had been largely peaceful.
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