Venezuelan migrant gang takes over apartment complex in Aurora

Harrowing new footage has captured the moment an alleged Venezuelan gang seized control of an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado. 

The heavily-armed mob are seen storming through the residence brandishing guns in the video that emerged on Wednesday. A man in a hoodie lugs a high-powered rifle and pounds on a door in the building, while several others wield pistols.

'A GANG HAS TAKEN OVER several apartment complexes in Aurora!' local council member Danielle Jurinsky wrote on Twitter.

Cops refused to confirm whether the gunmen belong to the infamous Tren de Aragua cartel, but council member Jurinksy told Fox 31 that the building had been overrun by a Venezuelan gang.

'This isn’t just Americans. Other Venezuelans are being extorted by this gang,” Jurinsky said. 

The footage comes as the migrant crisis under 'border czar' Kamala Harris has spiraled into chaos. The Venezuelan Tren de Aragua mob has established footholds across the country, including in Colorado. 

Harrowing new footage appears to capture the moment an armed Venezuelan gang seized control of an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado

Members of the gang rush up the stairwell, bearing weapons. In the background, the men can be heard speaking to one another in Spanish.

At the end of the video, the door opens and the gang members all walk into the apartment. It wasn't clear whether anyone inside the home was injured.

The couple who filmed the footage told Fox 31 that it was recorded shortly before a shootout at the complex, which left one person grievously wounded. In the exchange of gunfire, several vehicles were also damaged. 

Cindy and Edward Romero moved out of the apartment on Wednesday due to safety concerns. 

'It's been a nightmare, and I can't wait to get out of here,' Cindy Romero told Fox as she packed up her possessions. 

In their apartment, the Romeros had an elaborate system of locks running from the top of the door to the bottom. 

'Every day when we come home, we have to do this every time we go outside to take out the garbage,' Cindy Romero said, demonstrating how the locks worked. 

'Every time we go to bed at night. We have to keep like this so that nobody can kick in the door,' she added.

Then other members of the gang rush up the stairwell, bearing weapons. In the background, the men can be heard speaking in Spanish to one anothe

After a shootout at the apartment complex earlier this month, the Romeros' car was riddled with bullets. 

Jurinsky, the Aurora City councilmember, assisted the couple in moving out and finding a new place to live.

'The city nonprofits have line up to help the migrants that have come here but nobody is helping the Americans that are trapped in these apartment complexes,' Jurinsky told Fox.

Referring to the spate of violent incidents at the apartment complex, the councilmember said that it 'all started with a gang takeover.'

Aurora has found itself at the center of a constant cycle of violence ever since the brutal Tren de Aragua gang arrived.

The Aurora police department released a statement Wednesday confirming that they are investigating the chilling new footage of the apartment takeover.

The authorities noted that they had launched a special task force 'in collaboration with other local, state and federal partners to specifically address concerns about Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) and other criminal activity.'

The cops said confirmed that they were 'aware that components of TdA are operating in Aurora.' 

They added that they have been 'increasingly collecting evidence to show the gang is connected to crimes in the area.' 

Incidents of migrant-related crime have caused the dismal situation at the border to fall under greater scrutiny.

Under Biden and Harris' administration, illegal immigration into the US has ballooned into 8 million crossings- a number which is expected to rise to 10 million by the end of September.

In 2021, Harris, 'the border czar' was charged with stemming the flow of illegal immigration.