An immigration attorney explains protections for victims regardless of status after a home invasion and kidnapping in Aurora, Colorado. Two Venezuelan immigrants were accosted by 13-15 armed individuals, kidnapped, and assaulted in their apartment. Police detained 19 suspects and are investigating possible links to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA).
AURORA , Colo. — Following a home invasion and kidnapping that injured two Venezuelan immigrants at the Edge of Lowry apartments in Aurora , an immigration attorney sat down with Denver7 to explain the protections afforded to victims, no matter their immigration status. The crime happened at the Edge of Lowry apartments in Aurora just before 8:45 p.m. Monday.
During a press conference Tuesday morning, Chief of Police Todd Chamberlain said two people – a man and a woman – were accosted by approximately 13 to 15 armed individuals before they were kidnapped and taken to a different unit within the same building.There, Chamberlain said, the victims were “actually bound. They were pistol-whipped. They were beat. They were victimized. They were terrorized.”The victims were not only kidnapped but their home was burglarized and taken over by some of the suspects in the group, Chamberlain added.At around 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, the victims were able to talk the group into letting them go, Chamberlain said, adding police were notified about 30 minutes later once the victims were safe at a friend’s home in another part of the city.Responding officers locked down the entire apartment complex and eventually found about 15 people who matched the description of the suspects after interviewing the victims. All 15 were subsequently detained for questioning.In an update Tuesday evening, Aurora PD said it learned of another apartment that was possibly associated with the crime. Officers detained five additional people around 5 p.m., bringing the total to 19.The Edge of Lowry apartments has been in the national spotlight this year because of a video that went viral showing armed men entering one of the units in the complex, sparking claims that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) had 'taken over' the complex. Chief Chamberlain on Tuesday said this incident was gang-related, but could not yet say if the suspects are affiliated with Td
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