9NEWS sues Aurora Police for access to full body camera footage of fatal police shooting
Aurora Police body cam video
The Denver Gazette’s news partners 9NEWS filed a lawsuit against Aurora Police Tuesday morning, arguing the department must release the full and unedited body camera footage of a fatal police shooting.
For more than four months, 9NEWS has requested unedited body camera footage of last May’s fatal shooting of Kilyn Lewis. There are no open investigations into the shooting, yet APD has still not released the full footage.
“We are wondering what exactly happened, what was discussed, why did they do the things that they do and did,” Kiawa Lewis, Kilyn’s brother, told 9NEWS Tuesday morning.
Lewis died from a single gunshot wound to the abdomen, an autopsy concluded.
APD Officers surrounded Lewis outside an apartment building on the morning of May 23, 2024. They were serving an arrest warrant alleging attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of a 63-year-old blind man in May.
“All we want, and all we’re asking, is to show what happened, to show the video, so that we as a community can make our own choices and the family can start their healing journey,” MiDian Shofner, CEO for the Epitome of Black Excellence and Partnership, told 9NEWS.
Footage APD has released shows one officer shot Lewis ten seconds after getting out of his police car. No other officer fired.
Records 9NEWS obtained show that APD received multiple complaints of misconduct related to Lewis’ shooting. 9NEWS has sought the full recordings under this law. An Aurora spokesperson argues the city has followed the law.
“Your station’s legal counsel has reached out to the Aurora City Attorney’s Office to request a waiver of service. The request is being reviewed now that the lawsuit has been filed with the court this morning.
The city has already released all unaltered and unredacted body-worn camera video of the Lewis incident itself as the law requires. The complaint of officer misconduct which prompted the release of the video was specific to the shooting. Consequently, the videos APD has released to date are specific to the shooting.
Records related to this incident outside of what is responsive under C.R.S. 24-31-902 may be requested and will be reviewed and prepared in accordance with the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act (CCJRA) that authorizes criminal justice agencies to charge reasonable fees,” an Aurora spokesperson told 9NEWS.
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