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GEO Employee Charged After Shooting Protesters at Aurora ICE

7/18/2026

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Brandon Booth, a GEO Group employee, fired his personal pistol at two women blocking his vehicle near the Aurora ICE Processing Center in Colorado, striking one protester.
Booth was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder.
Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain called the incident a tragedy and pledged a transparent investigation.
The GEO Group placed Booth on unpaid leave and said it will fully cooperate with law-enforcement inquiries.

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Brandon Booth, a GEO Group employee, fired his personal pistol at two women blocking his vehicle near the Aurora ICE Processing Center in Colorado, striking one protester.
Booth was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder.
Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain called the incident a tragedy and pledged a transparent investigation.
The GEO Group placed Booth on unpaid leave and said it will fully cooperate with law-enforcement inquiries.