DENVER (AP) — Eleven people, including some members of a Venezuelan gang, are facing potential criminal charges in connection with the violent abduction and beating of a couple this week at an apartment complex in a Denver suburb, police said Friday.
Eight of those suspects were being held by the federal Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agency after initially being detained by police in Aurora and another three have yet to be arrested. No charges have been filed yet.
Some of those facing charges have been identified as members of Tren de Aragua, a gang that started in an infamously lawless Venezuelan prison, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said during a news conference providing an update on the case.
One of those facing charges is a man who was among six armed men seen knocking on an apartment door at the complex in a viral video in August, shortly before a fatal shooting outside, Chamberlain said. Police believe the 20-year-old man wore a woman’s wig and hat to avoid being found by police then, Chamberlain said.