Alleged Venezuelan gang seizes control of apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado

New video shows the moment an alleged Venezuelan gang seized control of an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado.

The potential gang activity was caught on surveillance camera after what one former resident calls “no accountability” kept law enforcement from assisting.

The video shows a heavily-armed group entering an apartment building with several weapons and then making their way through a door. 

The owners of the video said it was taken shortly before a shootout at the complex that left one person seriously injured. Several vehicles were also damaged by gunfire.

All of the people appear to be carrying rifles and handguns, except for one of the men who can be seen talking on a cell phone. They all then gather around a door and go in.

According to reports, the group appears to be Tren de Aragua, or TdA, a transnational gang based out of Venezuela. The gang, with reportedly 5,000 members, has a motto of “real until death,” or “real hasta la muerte.”

TdA is now linked with over 100 crimes across the nation.

Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky said that “without a doubt that there is sex trafficking now going on” in relationship to TdA’s activities in the city. 

The gang has also been seen dealing drugs in the same apartment building.