Overview
- Police say Brandon Booth, a 42-year-old GEO Group employee, fired one shot from a personally owned pistol at two women near the Aurora ICE Processing Center after a verbal confrontation on Thursday night and was detained a short distance away.
- Booth was booked on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, attempted first-degree assault, felony menacing and unlawful carrying of a concealed weapon while formal charging decisions remain pending with the 17th Judicial District.
- The injured woman was treated at a local hospital for a gunshot wound to her lower body that officials described as not life-threatening.
- GEO Group placed the employee on unpaid administrative leave and said it will cooperate with law enforcement while Aurora police ask the public for video or tips as they conduct a full investigation.
- The shooting comes as attention on ICE tactics has increased after two recent fatal shootings by ICE officers, raising fresh calls for clearer oversight of contractors, hiring and use-of-force policies at facilities run under federal contracts.