Protester shot near Colorado ICE facility by off-duty contractor

An off-duty GEO Group employee at the Aurora ICE Processing Center fired a single shot at a protester during a confrontation near the facility, wounding her in the lower body. The shooter, 42-year-old Brandon Booth, was detained and faces probable-cause charges including attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, attempted first-degree assault, felony menacing and unlawful carrying of a concealed weapon. The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; Booth used a personally owned pistol and fled the area before being stopped. The GEO Group says the employee is on unpaid administrative leave and DHS notes no ICE personnel were involved. The incident adds to scrutiny of ICE amid recent fatal shootings and rising calls for body-worn cameras.