Harrowing new footage appears to capture the moment a Venezuelan armed gang took control of an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado.
In the video released on Wednesday, alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang can be seen standing outside the door of a unit.
A man in a dark sweatshirt holds what appears to be an assault rifle and knocks on the door. Another man casually holds a pistol at waist level.
Other members of the gang then run up the stairs, carrying weapons. In the background, the men can be heard speaking Spanish to each other.
Harrowing images appear to capture the moment a Venezuelan armed gang took control of an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado
At the end of the video, the door opens and all the gangsters enter the apartment. At this point, it is not clear what their objective was.
The people who filmed the video said: Fox which was recorded shortly before a shooting at the complex that left one person seriously injured.
Several vehicles were also damaged in the exchange of fire.
The video was recorded at the apartment complex where Cindy and Edward Romero lived until Wednesday.
“It’s been a nightmare and I can’t wait to get out of here,” Cindy Romero said. Fox while packing his belongings.
In their apartment, the Romeros had an elaborate system of locks that ran from the top of the door to the bottom.
“Every day when we get home, we have to do this every time we go out to take out the trash,” said Cindy Romero, demonstrating how the locks worked.
“Every time we go to sleep at night, we have to stay like this so that no one can break down the door,” he added.
After a shooting at the apartment complex earlier this month, the Romeros’ car was riddled with bullets.
Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky helped the couple move and find a new place to live.
“Nonprofit organizations in the city have lined up to help the immigrants who have arrived here, but no one is helping the Americans who are trapped in these apartment complexes,” Jurinsky said. Fox.
Referring to the series of violent incidents at the apartment complex, the councillor said: raw alerts that ‘it all started with a gang taking power’.