Ricardo Vazquez pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder but said in court he was acting in self-defense.

A man who shot into a crowd after a victory celebration for the Denver Nuggets was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison.

Ricardo Vasquez pleaded guilty in January to a single count of attempted murder and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute.

A man was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison for shooting into a large crowd of people downtown after the Denver Nuggets won the NBA Championship in June 2023.

Ricardo Vazquez-Gongora was arrested last year for stealing 32-year- old Eddie Foster’s car on June 11, then crashing it as Foster clung to the car’s hood in an attempt to get the driver to ...