Tenants at troubled Colorado apartments speak out against Venezuelan gang rumors [Video]

Residents at a Colorado apartment complex are speaking out against the narrative that their building is being taken over by a Venezuelan gang.

Tenants at the Edge At Lowry apartments in Aurora, Colorado, held a press conference on Tuesday, where they disputed claims about gangs taking over the complex ever since viral videos allegedly showing the gang, Tren de Aragua, breaking into apartments have been shared by people all over the world.

Many tenants tell Scripps News Denver they do not believe the gang is present at the complex. They said the most significant problems they’ve dealt with are the uninhabitable conditions of the building they’re living in, a story Scripps News Denver covered a few weeks ago.

One tenant, who is from Venezuela, said he now feels targeted since the rumors began circulating.

“I’m scared to go out. They’re accusing all of us at the complex of being in gangs, and this is completely false,” tenant Oscar Rojas said in …