AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA small anti-fascist group walks westbound on Colfax Avenue towards the Colorado State Capitol to demonstrate their anger towards many things including both Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPeople carry signs during a march organized by the Denver AntiFacist League at Cheesman Park in Denver on Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, 2021.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostPeople march from Cheesman Park to the Capitol during a Colorado Inauguration March and rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Denver. The group held what they billed on Facebook as a peaceful event to fight for Black, Indigenous and Latinx Lives.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostPeople march from Cheesman Park to the Capitol during a Colorado Inauguration March and rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Denver. The group held what they billed on Facebook as a peaceful event to fight for Black, Indigenous and Latinx Lives.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostMembers of a small anti-fascist group lay a liquid-soaked flag on the ground before burning it at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostMembers of a small anti-fascist group burn a liquid-soaked flag at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA member of a small anti-fascist group burns a flag at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostA protester lights a cigarette from a burning Trump hat outside the Colorado Capitol building in Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostUnited States Navy veteran Wayne Swindell extinguishes a fire after members of a small anti-fascist group burned a liquid-soaked flag at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Swindell was on site with a shield to protect people before the crowd turned on him and began assaulting him from multiple directions. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostState troopers move in to extinguish a minor fire after a small anti-fascist group burned a flag at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostState troopers move in to extinguish a minor fire after a small anti-fascist group burned a flag at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA man clad in black shoves United States Navy veteran Wayne Swindell (center) who extinguished a fire after members of a small anti-fascist group burned a liquid-soaked flag at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Swindell was on site with a shield to protect people before the crowd turned on him and began assaulting him from multiple directions. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostA man clad in black yells at United States Navy veteran Wayne Swindell who extinguished a fire after members of a small anti-fascist group burned a liquid-soaked flag at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Swindell was on site with a shield to protect people before the crowd turned on him and began assaulting him from multiple directions. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostColorado State Patrol officers watch over a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Denver. About 100 people turned out for a Colorado Inauguration March and rally at the Colorado State Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. The group held what they billed on Facebook as a peaceful event to fight for Black, Indigenous and Latinx Lives.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThomas Yellowhorse Davis, an Oglala Lakota Sioux, demonstrates during a Colorado Inauguration March and rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Denver. The group held what they billed on Facebook as a peaceful event to fight for Black, Indigenous and Latinx Lives.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostPeggy Ramirez, with Los Brown Berets De Colorado, speaks during a Colorado Inauguration March and rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Denver. The group held what they billed on Facebook as a peaceful event to fight for Black, Indigenous and Latinx Lives.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostProtesters march against police violence, carrying a "No Honeymoon for Biden" sign in downtown Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostAshira Cambell, 17, left, and Hanna Dickson, 19, right, lead a march against police violence in downtown Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostProtesters march against police violence in downtown Denver on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
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A small anti-fascist group walks westbound on Colfax Avenue towards the Colorado State Capitol to demonstrate their anger towards many things including both Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on the morning of January 20 in Washington, D.C.
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A small anti-fascist group marched from Denver’s Cheesman Park to the Colorado Capitol to demonstrate against both Democrats and Republicans, police violence, racial injustice and more on Wednesday following the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Later, another event billed as the Colorado Inauguration March and rally took place at the Capitol in what organizers described as a peaceful event to fight for Black, Indigenous and Latinx lives.
Denver police reported arresting two adult male demonstrators on weapons charges in the area of Cheesman Park around 10:45 a.m.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office on Wednesdy in Washington, D.C.
