GEO Group employee arrested after Aurora protest shooting

newsJul 17, 20262514,664

Brandon Booth, 42, an employee of GEO Group, was arrested after police say he fired a single shot at two women during a protest outside the Aurora ICE detention center Thursday night, striking one woman in the lower body. Investigators say the women had shouted at Booth and colleagues and photographed their vehicles before walking away; Booth retrieved a personally owned pistol, shot at the women, then fled but was stopped and detained a short distance away. The victim's injuries are not considered life threatening, Aurora Police Department said, and Chief of Police Todd Chamberlain called the event a tragedy and pledged a transparent investigation. The detention center has been the site of repeated immigrant rights protests and is currently under scrutiny for blocking state and local health officials from completing a tuberculosis investigation; Attorney General Phil Weiser said his office stands ready to work with state health officials and the governor to bring GEO into compliance. Organizers with Aurora Unidos CSO said they will continue protests, and activists have planned a national day of action this Saturday calling for accountability over recent ICE-related deaths. Denver7 reported that GEO Group did not respond to requests for comment by the publication's deadline.

Kyle Clark

@kylec.bsky.social

NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.

1416245d ago

Marcüs226

Lock every single ice agent up and throw away the keys

D555D130

What makes this real news is that the police arrested the attempted murderer.

Kathy ☘️Irish Kat☘️🐈💙🌊79

From my CRRN group. Go Fund Me set up for her medical costs. www.gofundme.com/f/support-my...

RckyMtnMn63

Glad she'll live but she'll have a long road ahead beyond her physical recovery. Trauma she'll live with the rest of her life. 42-year-old Brandon Booth needs to be held accountable to the fullest extent. Criminal and civil. GEO as well.

elijahplovejoy.bsky.social42

That he's being held is notable.

Joanne💋💙🌈 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇸39

Out of control murdering terrorists.

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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST28

I wonder if Governor Polis will again find it in his heart to forgive & forget

Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚21

Interesting that the police will arrest a contractor but not an ICE agent

Hal 1000010

We are going through a slow motion Kent State.

max largeman 🧸4

lol the nazis at ICE convinced a regular ol’ white supremacist that he was one of them until he killed someone, then they left him out to dry. when ICE kills they don’t get held on shit.

Jeff Lowell3

Finally an ICE officer was brought up on charges for shooting someone, the Trump administration isn’t protecting every… Sigh.

Serenity Now!2

Surprised they arrested & charged an ICE employee for shooting someone, tbh.

Lee West

@whodat35.bsky.social

Investigation into possible tuberculosis spread at Aurora, Colorado ICE facility blocked by private company, health officials say coloradosun.com/2026/07/15/g...

6246d ago

Lee West10

Opinion/perspective: “America’s disease surveillance system is going dark. Here’s what we can build to replace it. We can’t just wait for Washington to do the right thing.” | STAT www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/c...

John Gilda3

Local government should not be blocked from investigations by for profit companies. Health and safety trumps profits. #Blues #DOOR

Kitten2503

JFC....I'm exhausted. One rotten thing after another.

Kylo Ken2

Oh how lovely. 🤬 #blues

CharChar1

Yeah screw the CDC and other regulatory bodies right America❓

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Samia Ali Salama51

EVERY DETENTION CENTER IS A CONCENTRATION CAMP #Republicans are doing the same to Hispanics that Germans did to Jews, Poles, and everyone they considered INFERIOR, anyone who was not German. #GOPNazis They want the detained to die of diseases and abuse. #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited 👇🏼

Melissa Jo Peltier18

TB. Oh great. My Yankee great grandmother & great grandfather both died young of TB, leaving my grandmother orphaned at 5.

Colorado Newsline

@coloradonewsline.com

An employee of The GEO Group, the company that operates the ICE detention center in Aurora, has been arrested in connection with a shooting of a protester outside the facility, Aurora police said. The victim's injuries “are believed to be non-life threatening." By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

7145d ago

gabrielgambino3

Sounds like attempted murder charges. 🇺🇲 #Colorado

quick-geezer.bsky.social2

The alleged shooter is a black man, so I’m predicting right now: accountability this time.

Better daze1

Jail the creep. When I win the presidency in 2028 all of them from the top down are going to prison .😁

mkb

@michellekb.bsky.social

hey uh, this says someone employed by for-profit concentration-camp operator GEO Group ***shot protesters*** at the ICE detention center in Aurora, CO last night

7445d ago

mkb8

and now I'm seeing elsewhere online that the noise demo that had been scheduled there for tonight is canceled, which I can't fault anybody for, but... I haven't been out to the regular protests at Aurora ICE in ages and it's clearly time to change that, soon as the locals decide it's on again

Senator77Billy1

There may come a time to return fire

Julie Cohen ❌👑

@filmmakerjulie.bsky.social

Announcing they’ll stop lending to GEO Group & Core Civic, Citizens said it’s “disappointed activists have dragged [the bank] into a political matter.” I’d refer them to Eli Weisel: “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.” www.americanbanker.com/news/citizen...

5945d ago

Bill's son, Bob2

Let the Citizens execs be a little "disappointed". That's something that can be fixed with a nice steak dinner and an expensive wine. Being incarcerated in detention hell for months, then deported, or shot on the street or in your car with family members present is a f#$king lot more permanent.

Bus Rules 🚍1

And the first thing that jumped into my head is that Bernie Madoff bankrupted Eli Wiesel. Good job pushing citizens to divest.

Steve Herman

@newsguy.bsky.social

An employee of the GEO Group, a private contractor that operates the ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred near there. www.9news.com/article/news...

5245d ago

Senadora Julie Gonzales

@senadorajulie.bsky.social

Make no mistake — the GEO Group’s pattern of violence and disregard for human life is systemic. The answer is clear: end for-profit immigration detention, abolish ICE, and replace it with a system that ensures dignity and respect for ALL our neighbors. ❤️✊🏽

5045d ago

Matt Sebastian

@mattsebastian.com

NEW: An employee of private-prison contractor Geo Group is facing attempted-murder charges after police say he shot a protester near a Colorado ICE detention center as she walked away following a "verbal confrontation"

2545d ago

Dee1

Republicans believe in all of that eye for an eye stuff.

JB Holston

@jholston.bsky.social

"Two women ...took pictures of employee vehicles before walking away, which is when Booth retrieved a personally owned pistol and shot at the women, hitting one ...Booth then got back into his vehicle and fled the scene" GEO?ICE attempted murder in CO. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/16/s...

1445d ago

Deborah Weeks/A Woman for An Eternity

@deborah-10.bsky.social

www.ms.now/news/ice-fac... Destroy all concentration camps in the United States, arrest every single person involved in their approval, licensing, the construction, doing the HR, accepting employment and being involved at any level. From the thugs, the murders all have to go!!!

1745d ago

Eileen Clancy 🧿

@clancyny.bsky.social

[deleted and am reposting after an exceptionally bad "typo" thank you to person who pointed that out.] Legitimate Go Fund Me for Emma Landis, 21 year old shot by a Geo Group employee at the Aurora Ice Processing Center in Colorado.

945d ago

Senator John Hickenlooper

@hickenlooper.senate.gov

ICE and their contractors are completely out of control. Everyone has the right to protest peacefully without fear of violence. We’re keeping the victim of this shooting in our thoughts. We will keep fighting to end this lawlessness and instill accountability. www.denverpost.com/2026/07/16/s...

1045d ago

StarPilot872

Accountability means prosecuting, but we haven't been seeing that. Until ICE is abolished and their members prosecuted, I don't believe you.

dharmalee3❌👑

@dharmalee3.bsky.social

GEO Group, which runs the facility under a contract with ICE, has not allowed public health experts to do what they need to in order to investigate cases of TB.

547d ago

Lavonne

@loveon9.bsky.social

Shooting at GEO Group's Aurora ICE PC. Officer ARRESTED FOR MURDER. Two women initiated a verbal confrontation and took pictures of the employees' vehicles before walking away. Booth retrieved his pistol and fired a single shot. Booth then got into his vehicle and drove away before he was detained.

545d ago

TheFeralHermit

@theferalhermit.bsky.social

A protestor has been shot outside of an ICE facility. They were shot by Brandon Booth, a GEO Group employee. When are we going to get federal investigations into GEO Group and CoreCivic? www.denverpost.com/2026/07/16/s...

645d ago

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denver7.comEmployee of Aurora ICE detention center arrested in protester’s shooting, police say coloradosun.comAurora ICE detention center worker arrested in shooting of protester cpr.orgGEO employee arrested in shooting of protester outside Aurora ICE facility

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