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Off-Duty Employee Arrested in Shooting Near ICE Detention Center in Colorado that Injured a Woman
Police said the off-duty employee fired a single shot after a protest confrontation, injuring one woman who is expected to survive.
- On Thursday, July 16, 2026, Aurora Police arrested Brandon Booth, a 42-year-old employee of private prison firm GEO Group, after he allegedly shot a woman protesting outside the Aurora ICE Processing Center.
- Employees were waiting in their vehicles along Nome Street, unable to enter the complex for work shifts due to the demonstration, which sparked a verbal confrontation with protesters.
- After protesters took photos of vehicles and walked away, Booth retrieved a personally owned pistol and fired once, striking the woman in her lower body; police detained him in his vehicle a short distance away.
- Booth faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and felony menacing, while GEO Group confirmed he has been placed on unpaid administrative leave.
- The Aurora ICE Processing Center has been a focal point for immigrant rights protests in Colorado since President Donald Trump took office for a second time last year.
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GEO worker arrested in shooting of protester
DENVER — A man employed by a company running a migrant-processing center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding a woman protesting outside the facility in Colorado, police said Friday.
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Protester Shot at ICE Detention Center: 'This Isn't a Game'
An off-duty employee at a federal immigration detention center in Colorado has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun following a confrontation with two protesters outside the building, hitting a woman in the foot. Aurora police said the shooting happened on Thursday night as employees were waiting along a street...
·Miami, United States
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