A security guard was fatally shot and another wounded early Friday as they tried to remove several people from inside a popular nightclub in west Denver, investigators said.
The shootings happened at 12:54 a.m. at El Chaparral Night Club, 2727 W. 6th Ave., police said.
Investigators said several individuals were involved in fights inside and outside the club. As security guards moved people fighting from inside the club to the outside, one of the guards got into an argument with two men.
One of the men pulled a gun and shot the security guard. He was later pronounced dead at Denver Health Medical Center.
The two suspects ran to a dark-colored sports car — possibly a Chevrolet Camaro — and drove away, according to Sonny Jackson, spokesman for the Denver Police Department.
As they fled, somebody in the sports car fired several more shots, hitting a second security guard. He is at Denver Health, where he is listed in serious condition.
The names of the victims were not released Friday. The club is located just off Interstate 25, near the eastern boundary of Lakewood.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com
