Denver Police Ordered to Withdraw Before Pro-Police Rally Attacked, Union Chief Says

A pro-police rally in Denver, Colo., on July 20, 2020. Police were given a stand-down order, the police union chief said, and didn't intervene when rallygoers were attacked by counter-demonstrators. KDVR

Denver police officers were told to withdraw before demonstrators attacked a pro-police rally on July 19, the head of the city’s police union said.

“I found out that a retreat order was given by the incident commander,” said officer Nick Rogers, president of the Denver Police Protective Association.