The three apartment buildings have been in the news recently for allegations that range from criminal activity to being uninhabitable due to squatters, drugs, plumbing leaks, mountains of trash and the rodents which follow.
Another Aurora apartment complex owned by a landlord who claimed Venezuelan gangs ran them off has been overrun with trash and filth. Residents, who are mostly Venezuelan immigrants, say that landlords abandoned this one and took off with their rent money months ago. The company, CBZ, is already being sued by one former resident from the complex on Nome Street.
Carol McKinley
[email protected]On Aug. 18, a dangerous shooting at The Edge brought attention to a spiraling situation. One man was critically injured and residents said that they were fearful of getting caught in the crossfire.
They wanted out, but had nowhere to go, the residents said.
On Wednesday, surveillance video surfaced, showing what happened within the walls of The Edge during the Aug. 18 incident. On the footage, young men with automatic rifles broke doors in and barged their way into units. Children and women with babies in their arms followed the armed men into the apartments.
On another video, gunshots rang out as people called to loved ones.
The footage was supplied by former ICE field director John Fabbricatore, who said that he knew this was happening but did not have physical evidence to prove it until now.
“The gangs are making people turn over their keys to them. They want access to their units because they need places to hop into and hide their guns and dope when police show up,” he said.
