hey everyone today we're diving into a story straight out of an action movie imagine living in an apartment complex where armed gang members roam the Halls breaking into homes and engaging in shootouts sounds terrifying right well that's the reality for some residents in Aurora Colorado so what's going on exactly according to Residents like Cindy Romero Venezuelan gang members have taken over their Community Cindy's been documenting the madness with surveillance footage that shows armed men breaking into homes and its bone chilling she's even called 911 numerous times but the response has been let's just say less than Stellar city council member Danielle jinsky has stepped in to help these residents she's been assisting people like Cindy to relocate and has been very vocal about the issue jinsky has criticized Colorado governor Jared paus for downplaying the situation calling it the resident's imagination despite the disturbing video evidence she's demanding more recognition and support from the governor's office and it's not just jinsky law enforcement expert James Alby has also weighed in saying city leaders are downplaying the problem he believes there's a growing criminal element in Aurora that needs to be addressed urgently but wait there's more after much pressure the Aurora Police Department finally acknowledged the Venezuelan gang activity they've set up a special task force but are calling these incidents isolated the police are urging community members to report any criminal activity Denver Mayor Mike Johnston also chimed in assuring residents that collaboration is happening on all levels to tackle the issue he reassured that there's no evidence of similar activities in Denver but emphasized a zero tolerance policy towards gang violence he's asking for the Venezuelan community's help in reporting threats without fear of repercussions regarding their citizenship status despite all these assurances residents like Cindy still feel let down the response has been slow and the sense of urgency just isn't there this situation highlights the challenges law enforcement faces in tackling gang violence and the need for better communication and collaboration so what do you think is the response adequate or are the residents right to be worried let me know in the comments below stay safe out there and if you like this video don't forget to like subscribe and hit that notification Bell for more updates until next time