Aurora, Colorado, Mayor Blames Government After Gangs Take Over Apartment Blocks

The city has set up a task force of law enforcement officials to help deal with the gangs.

Then-Rep Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) appears on Urban View's Helping Our Heroes Special at the Cannon Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 16, 2018. Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM

Mike Coffman, the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, has spoken out after video footage was published online allegedly showing Venezuelan gangs taking control of various apartment complexes across the city.

Coffman told Fox News affiliate KDVR in an interview on Aug. 29 that approximately three apartment buildings in the Denver suburb have fallen victim to the gangs.