US: 9 people hurt in Denver shooting after NBA finals

Suspect detained by police; shooting happened after Nuggets defeated Miami Heat

Denver shooting Denver Police Department investigators work the scene of a mass shooting along Market Street during a celebration after NBA Championship early Tuesday | AP

Nine people were injured in a shooting early Tuesday in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win, police said, and a suspect was taken into custody.

The shooting happened at about 12.30am and three of the injured were in critical condition, the Denver Police Department said in a statement.

The shooting happened about a mile from Ball Arena, where the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat on Monday night.

“As far as what led up to this altercation that resulted in the shots being fired, that's still under investigation at this time," police spokesperson Doug Schepman said. "It did occur in the area where we had the largest gathering of folks celebrating during the night.”

“ A small crowd was in the area at the time of the shooting,” he said, but had diminished quite a bit at that point. He said the shooting was in an area where a lot of people might have come out of bars after the game.

Police were interviewing witnesses and Schepman described the ongoing investigation as expansive.

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