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'This Is Really Scary': Video Appears To Show Man Firing Gun On Busy Street Before Police Shooting

DENVER (CBS4) - Witnesses recorded video showing a man firing a gun on a busy Denver street, shortly before he was shot by police. A man in a black trench coat and a black hat can be seen walking down Lincoln and crossing 9th.

Dallas Erwin's apartment looks right down on Lincoln Avenue. When he heard a gunshot he grabbed his phone and started recording.

"Oh my God, this is really scary," a woman in the video can be heard saying as the man in the trench coat walks past a woman standing at the corner.

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(credit: Dallas Erwin)

"Did he just shoot a gun?" Erwin asks.

"Yeah," the woman answers. "That's a gun. That is a gun in his hand."

"Should we call the police?" the woman asks as the man heads south on Lincoln.

"The police is (sic) here," Erwin answers.

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Dallas Erwin (credit: CBS)

"I had a false sense of safety, being up in the building. But then when he waved the gun up in the air I did get a bit concerned," he told CBS4's Dominic Garcia. "I was really worried about the people that work in the restaurants and places on the street level. I live in the neighborhood and those are really nice people."

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(credit: Dallas Erwin)

Investigators say multiple people called 911 and they were able to respond quickly.

The man was shot and killed a few blocks down on Lincoln, near 11th.

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Lincoln Street was closed from 9th to 14th for investigation.

Police are asking anyone who has video of the incident to email them at dpdpio@denverpolice.org.

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