Video shows armed gang at troubled Colorado apartment building believed to have been taken over by migrants

Possible gang members with the illustrious Tren de Aragua group based in Venezuela have overtaken an apartment building in Colorado with police nowhere to be seen.

The gang has also been seen dealing drugs in the same apartment building, according to this resident.The resident, who moved out of the overtaken apartment building on Wednesday afternoon with the assistance of City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky and congressional candidate John Fabbricatore, said to Fox News Digital that "I literally had to borrow from everybody I know to get into a new place. And it's every bit of money I had."She also credits Fox News with her move out of the troubled complex, saying "Through the help of Fox News actually, they connected us with the councilwoman who, Danielle Jurinsky, pulled together all the resources to get us some help and get us out of there."Aurora Police released a statement via X, saying "we believe reports of TdA influence in Aurora are isolated."  Jasmine is a writer at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com

Nearby Denver Police told FOX 31 on Wednesday that they were "not aware" of any apartment takeovers by gangs in the area."There's no safety net for you because the police are not coming. They say, 'stay inside and lock your doors.' I have to work! I was paying rent, these people haven't been paying rent at all. I've been paying rent every month for years," the resident told Fox News Digital.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Aurora City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky said, "In the entire Denver metro area, it has been like pulling teeth to get anyone, the media, other elected officials, to get anyone to acknowledge the presence of this trend and to acknowledge that there is even a problem." "I hope [the police] do something because they could have helped me get out. Literally. Their answer for me was, ‘you ever think about moving?’ That's what they told me when I was like, and I started crying," recalled the resident."There's no help coming for any of us. The police have checked out. They're not on our side."