Shocking new footage has emerged of the moment an armed Venezuelan gang takes over an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado.
In the video, alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang can be seen standing outside the door of a unit.
A man in a dark hoodie carries what appears to be a semi-assault rifle and bangs on the door. Another man casually holds a gun around his waist.
Then other members of the gang run up the stairs, weapons in hand. In the background, the men can be heard speaking Spanish to each other.
Shocking new footage shows the moment an armed Venezuelan gang takes control of an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado
At the end of the video, the door opens and the gangsters all walk into the apartment. At this point, it is unclear what their goal was.
The people who filmed the images said Fox that the recording took place just before a shooting at the complex, in which one person was seriously injured.
Several vehicles were also damaged in the shooting.
The video was shot 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 she packed her things.
In their apartment, the Romeros had an elaborate system of locks that ran from top to bottom through the door.
“Every day when we come home, we have to do this when we go outside to take out the trash,” Cindy Romero said, as she demonstrated how the locks worked.
“Every time we go to bed at night. We have to keep it that way so no one can kick the door in,” she 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 relocate and find a new place to live.
“The nonprofits in the city are lining up to help the migrants who have come here, but no one is helping the Americans who are stuck in these apartment complexes,” Jurinsky said. Fox.
Regarding the series of violent incidents at the apartment complex, the council member said rawalerts that it ‘all started with a gang takeover.’