Security guard jailed in deadly shooting at Denver protests

A man sprays mace, left, seconds before another man fatally fires a gun at a protest rally in Denver on Saturday. A security guard has been taken into police custody over the shooting (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/AP)

A private security guard working for a Denver TV station is in custody accused of the fatal shooting of another man during duelling right and left-wing protests, police said.

Matthew Dolloff, 30, was booked into jail for investigation of first-degree murder following the clash on Saturday afternoon in Denver’s Civic Centre Park.