Person of interest ID'd in Colorado protest shooting

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police have identified a person of interest in a shooting that happened after a Jeep drove toward protesters on a suburban Denver interstate during a demonstration over the death of a Black man stopped by police last year.

Aurora police released a photo of the man Sunday and asked the public for help identifying him. They are also asking the public for photos, videos and eyewitness accounts of the shooting as well as of the Jeep driving toward protesters on Interstate 225 Saturday during a protest over the death of Elijah McClain.

Police have previously said that it was not clear how many people opened fire. One man was shot in the leg and another suffered a grazing wound to the head in the shooting.

No injuries related to the Jeep have been reported, police said.

The driver of the Jeep was not arrested but his vehicle was seized as evidence. He said that protesters surrounded his vehicle and were yelling and striking it and that he drove toward protesters because he was scared and trying to get away, police said. He also said that a white pickup truck hit him.