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Another Denver homeless encampment is scheduled for a sweep, this one because it was the site of a shooting

Homelessness advocates say sweep will compound trauma, residents say gunman did not live in the camp

Josef Steele, 28, points out a bullet hole in his tent at an encampment on Logan Street between 17th Avenue and 18th Avenue in Denver on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Steele is one of two victims of a shooting that occurred at the site on Aug. 21. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Josef Steele, 28, points out a bullet hole in his tent at an encampment on Logan Street between 17th Avenue and East 18th Avenue in Denver on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Steele is one of two victims of a shooting that occurred at the site on Aug. 21. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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In response to the shooting and other problems, including reports of drug use and people menacing others with firearms, city crews and contractors are scheduled to sweep the area Thursday and disperse the unhoused people living there.
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