An NBA championship celebration in Denver quickly turned from jubilation to terror ... as 10 people were injured in a mass shooting in the city following the Nuggets' win.
According to the Denver Police Dept. ... the shooting took place about a mile from Ball Arena at around 12:30 AM on Tuesday morning.
Full details surrounding the incident are not yet clear -- cops described the scene as"a complex" situation -- though they did say 10 total people had sustained gunshot wounds.Cops revealed one of the injured has been identified as a suspect. Three others, police said, are in critical condition. The rest"are believed to have non-life-threatening injuries."
"As far as what led up to this altercation that resulted in the shots being fired, that’s still under investigation at this time," a police spokesperson said."It did occur in the area where we had largest gathering of folks celebrating during the night."Photos from the scene show authorities have marked off the area with caution tape as an investigation continues.
Just prior to the shooting, it had been nothing but a good time for those in the city who were celebrating the Nuggets' 94-89 Game 5 victory over the Heat. Update: Both of the young men dropped from their spots atop the traffic light into the crowd, which appears to have caught them.
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