Man Shot At Denver Gun Show
Authorities Investigating How Gun Was Loaded
POSTED: 9:05 pm EDT March 20, 2010
UPDATED: 9:15 pm EDT March 20, 2010
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. -- One person was shot Saturday afternoon at the Denver Merchandise Mart during a gun show.The Adams County Sheriff Office confirmed one man was shot at the Tanner Gun Show. The man was taken to Denver Health Medical Center in unknown condition.Witnesses told KMGH-TV in Denver that the man was unconscious after being shot.Witnesses have given different stories, from a gun being dropped and going off, to a vendor accidentally shooting the gun or that it was an accident.Authorities said they are still interviewing witnesses and trying to determine what actually occurred. However, a person familiar with the investigation told KMGH that a person attending the gun show was the person who pulled the trigger.Adams County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Candi Baker said it is illegal to have a loaded gun at a gun show.
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