DENVER — Two men were hurt in an apparently targeted shooting on Thursday as revelers left downtown Denver following a parade for the Denver Nuggets, who won their first NBA title on Monday night.
The two men were hospitalized in serious condition, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a news conference.
Brittany Gioso told ABC News she was on her way home from the parade with a group including her mom when she saw a man a few feet away pull out a gun.Gioso, a nurse, said her thought was,"Please don't shoot me in the back." Her mom, Michelle Gioso, said through tears,"We were in a big group and I didn't know where she was at, I didn't know she was safe."
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