Aurora judge grants emergency order to close Edge of Lowry apartments

In Aurora, Colorado, a judge has approved an urgent request by the City of Aurora to close the Edge of Lowry apartments. The complex has gained national attention due to concerns about gang-related activities, including the alleged home invasion and abduction of a Venezuelan couple in December.

Last week, the city requested an emergency closure order to cease operations at the complex. The city pointed to the alleged kidnapping and a series of violent incidents dating back to September 2023 as reasons for the closure.

Judge Shawn Day’s decision determined that the complex poses an immediate risk to public safety and well-being if it remains open, as stated in court documents.

The ruling comes ahead of an already scheduled 3pm hearing Monday in Aurora Municipal Court where the apartment owner and the city are set to appear on a criminal nuisance case, according to a release from the City of Aurora.

The city also said it was working on relocation assistance for residents of the 60 impacted units at Edge of Lowry.

On Monday, formal charges were announced against 9 suspected Tren de Aragua gang members who were accused of the December 17, 2024 home invasion in which a Venezuelan couple was allegedly kidnapped.

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‘I thought I was going to die’: Victims recall kidnapping by alleged TdA members

The victims of that attack, who spoke exclusively with Denver7, said they were stabbed, beaten and robbed after returning to their apartment only to be taken by gunpoint to another apartment.

“I thought I was going to die,” one of them told Denver7 reporter Kristian Lopez. “I started praying silently, telling God if I had to go, to take me to him.”The Edge of Lowry apartments has been in the national spotlight since last summer because of avideo that went viral showing armed men entering one of the units in the complex, sparking claims that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) had “taken over” the complex.

CBZ Management and the city of Aurora agreed in December to close the Edge of Lowry apartment complex for safety reasons and repairs before the emergency closure order was sought by the city.

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