A shooting near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Aurora, Colorado has left a woman injured and led to the detention of one suspect, according to authorities.
A police spokesperson revealed to Fox News that the altercation occurred Thursday night. The woman sustained injuries, which were fortunately not life-threatening. The suspect, a male, was apprehended shortly after the incident, which took place outside the facility’s premises.
Andrea Loya, who serves as the executive director at Casa de Paz—a nonprofit dedicated to assisting individuals recently released from ICE custody to reconnect with family—shared with The Denver Post that the shooting unfolded just after the conclusion of a routine protest held outside the facility.
The ICE detention center in Aurora, operated by the private company GEO Group, serves as a holding facility for immigration enforcement. (Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Representatives from the media have reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to request additional information on the incident.
Loya told the newspaper that a staff member who was on a call with advocates reported hearing screams after learning of the shooting around 7:40 p.m. local time.
An Aurora police spokesperson also told The Denver Post that the person who was detained for questioning is “potentially a suspect.”
A protest outside the ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colo., in July 2019. The recent shooting happened following a weekly protest there on Thursday night, a report said. (Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
The shooting happened near the 3100 block of Nome Street, according to the newspaper.
It comes as the FBI is also investigating gunfire that riddled the windows of an Arizona ICE center earlier this week.
Video from FOX 10 Phoenix showed the damage after one or more unidentified people fired multiple rounds at the building.
The FBI’s Phoenix Field Office said it is investigating that shooting, which happened Tuesday afternoon at the Enforcement and Removal Operations building on North Central Avenue in Phoenix.
The exterior of the ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colo. (Google Maps)
No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been announced as of Friday morning.