Updated 3:19 p.m., Oct. 9, 2022.
A group of three men in a large white truck drove through a crowded parking lot after an alleged bar fight at Rock Rest in Golden early Sunday morning.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the hit and run left one victim dead.
Eight victims total: 1 deceased male, 4 males transported (current conditions unknown), others sustained minor injuries. Suspect vehicle drove through group gathered outside. 3 male suspects in custody. Media staging at Mountain Side Gear & Rental. pic.twitter.com/tznzc8jqQF
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) October 9, 2022
The 29-year-old driver, a 25-year-old passenger who owns the truck and another passenger were arrested after the attack around 1:40 a.m. Sunday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.
Just before the attack, bouncers outside the Rock Rest Lodge broke up an altercation between the two suspects and some of the victims, the sheriff's office said. The suspects got into the pickup, backed out of a parking spot in front of the bar and intentionally drove into victims including bar employees, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies found a man who was unconscious and later pronounced dead at the scene. Four people were taken to a local hospital and three people sustained minor injuries, the sheriff's office said.
The suspects were stopped nearby after the attack and deputies took the them into custody. The driver faces charges including first degree murder, three counts of first degree assault and three counts of second degree assault. The passenger, who owned the pickup, faces charges of accessory to first degree murder, accessory to second degree assault and accessory to first degree assault.
Another passenger who was in the vehicle is not facing charges.
The name of the deceased victim was not immediately released.
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