One person in custody after gunfight in downtown Denver near federal courthouse

A pedestrian and astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic successful a conveyance exchanged gunfire Wednesday day successful downtown Denver adjacent a national courthouse.

The shooters were not targeting the courthouse oregon anyone inside, Denver Police Department spokeswoman Christine Downs said. No 1 was injured.

The shooting happened astir 1 p.m. adjacent 20th and Champa streets, which is wherever the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse is located. Federal agents, who were nearby, stopped the vehicle, Downs said. One idiosyncratic was taken into custody.

Police bash not cognize what led to the shooting, which happened arsenic Denver constabulary Chief Paul Pazen was holding a quality league to speech astir caller concern with national agencies to ace down connected weapon crimes.