Police identify possible suspect in Colo. shooting

04-22-2013 • http://hosted.ap.org

The shooting on Saturday took place during the outdoor celebration of the first 4/20 counterculture holiday since Colorado legalized marijuana. Denver police spent much of Sunday scanning video taken at the event.

Police spokesman Sonny Jackson told The Denver Post ( http://bit.ly/ZGZFPZ ) that the suspect is shown in the video walking in a crowd away from the scene of the shooting as sirens wailed in the background.

The suspect, a black male who was wearing a brown and white checkered shirt, can be seen about six seconds into the video, he said.

"We are seeking this individual as we believe he assisted the primary suspect after the shooting," Jackson said in an email to the newspaper.

The police gang unit has taken over the investigation, although it isn't yet clear if gangs were involved, he said.