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Security Guard Hired By Local NBC News Station Charged With Murder Of Right-Wing Protester

Emily Zanotti
Security Guard Hired By Local NBC News Station Charged With Murder Of Right-Wing Protester
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A right-wing protester was killed in a violent confrontation that took place amid dueling protests in downtown Denver, Colorado, Saturday, and a private security guard, hired by a local news organization, is being held on murder charges.

The incident, 9News Denver reports, took place as a “Patriot Rally” and an “Antifa/BLM Soup Drive” faced off near the Denver Civic Center late Saturday afternoon. Although both protests began peacefully, tensions quickly escalated between the opposing groups — tensions which eventually led to the deadly shooting.

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