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Denver, Aurora mayors say Venezuelan gang coverage is exaggerated [Video]

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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston responded to concerns about Venezuelan gangs after a video at an Aurora apartment complex circulated online.

DENVER — A video showing people carrying guns in a hallway of an Aurora apartment complex is making the rounds on social media and conservative media outlets with the narrative that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is taking over the building. 

In an interview Thursday with 9NEWS, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said the situation is being exaggerated.

A former tenant of the apartment complex shared a video shot Aug. 18 with 9NEWS that shows people carrying guns at The Edge at Lowry on 12th Avenue and Dallas Street.

Police have had this video for days, and they have not said it shows members of the gang. 

Coffman acknowledged that residents of two or three apartment buildings in the city …

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