Denver shooting – Moment ‘Patriot’ right-wing protester ‘shot dead by TV crew guard after macing him’ in Antifa clash
A PRO-cop protester was allegedly shot dead by a TV crew security guard after macing him during clashes between Antifa and right-wing militia.
Horrific images show the moment Lee Keltner, believed to be part of a right-wing "Patriot Muster" rally, was fatally shot on Saturday outside the Denver Art Museum in .
Keltner was reportedly shot at point-blank range and was taken to the hospital, where he died an hour later, Police Investigations Division Chief Joe Montoya said.
The Denver Police Department identified Matthew Dolloff as the suspected shooter, and disclosed on Sunday afternoon that he is being "held for investigation of first degree murder."
The department noted that the investigation is active and ongoing.
"A 9NEWS employee and a 9NEWS contractor were taken into custody," the station said, noting that the second of the two people wasn't connected to the shooting.
The producer has since been released from police custody, but the 9NEWS contractor is the suspect detained by DPD.
A man wearing a "Black Guns Matter" shirt urges a tattooed man wearing a camouflage bucket hat to mace him.
"Mace me, f**kin' mace me brother!" the man yells. "Walk up to me and f***ing mace me n****, mace me mother f****r!"
A woman can be heard in the background asking the man why he's using a racial slur as he continues to shout at the counter-protester.
"After the rally a person on the BLM and Antifa side went up to him said a few nasty words then shot him in the head. He was murdered because he backed the police," she continued.
"His 24 year old son was with him," she added. "I moved to Arkansas because Colorado got too expensive and liberal. The left has gotten out of hand."
Other social media tributes to Keltner have piled up, hailing him as a loving grandfather and a hero veteran, in the hours since the shooting.
The security guard still had his handgun in his clutches, and as cops swarmed him with their guns pointed, he dropped to his knees, raised his hands above his head and released his weapon.
He was arrested at the scene along with the second person who was later believed to have no connection to the shooting.
Local businesses were warned of the potential for escalating violence early Saturday and were told to report seeing protesters wearing helmets, shields, or gas masks ahead of the rallies, KMGH reported.
Earlier this summer, at the Greek Amphitheater in Civic Central Park.
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Several people were seen fist fighting, and one supporter reported being cracked on the head with a skateboard.
The clash came nearly two months after the death of , which prompted violent clashes between protesters and police across the .