DENVER — An 18-year-old woman convicted of the 2023 shooting outside a Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver bar that wounded five people was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in the youth offender system.
Keanna Rosenburgh, 18, pleaded guilty last September to one count of attempted murder — a Class 2 felony — as part of a plea deal in connection with the Sept. 16, 2023, shooting in front of Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row, located at 1946 Market St. She was 17 at the time.
Police said Rosenburgh fired several rounds at security staff outside the LoDo bar after she was denied entry into the business because of her age. Five people were rushed to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
A photo of her was released a couple days after the shooting.
However, her arrest did not come until Oct. 19, 2023. That day, she was taken into custody in Barstow, California on 28 criminal counts, including seven attempted murder counts and 15 assault counts, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office.
Madison Sharnowski, one of the five victims in the mass shooting, was standing in line to get into the bar when the shooting occurred. She described the traumatic eventsto Denver7 a few days after the shooting.
"It happened really fast. Obviously, there were the gunshots. There was quite a few. I'd say maybe seven or eight of them. In that moment, it's like flight or fight response," she said. "When I first ran, I was kind of like, check yourself — did I get hit? Check your people — did any of them get hit?"
Watch Denver7's 2023 interview with Sharnowski in the video below, where she describes how the night took a turn when she heard gunfire.
Rosenburgh was initially charged with several felony counts of attempted murder and assault and faced up to 21 years in prison. However, as part of the plea deal, the 18-year-old will serve only seven years in the juvenile system.
Rosenburgh could still serve 21 years in the Department of Corrections if she violates the conditions of her sentencing.
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