Tag: Officer Involved Shooting
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Two clerks hit with shrapnel in fatal Denver officer-involved shooting
Denver Police Department officials detailed two officer-involved shootings that occurred over the last two weeks, including an incident where two bystanders were injured by shrapnel. Chief Ron Thomas and Major Crimes Division Commander Matt Clark met with media members Monday afternoon to discuss two separate shootings across the metro between Oct. 27 and Nov. 2, along with…
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Alleged robber dead, officer hospitalized after shooting at southeast Denver gas station
An alleged robber was shot dead by Denver police at a gas station Monday night in an incident that also sent an officer to the hospital. The officer, who suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound to the leg, was taken to Denver Health Medical Center and was in surgery as Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas was…
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Officers cleared in Broomfield hostage standoff shooting
The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office determined the actions of multiple Broomfield SWAT officers who shot and injured a man during a hostage standoff were justified as reasonable use of force. District Attorney Brian Mason wrote a decision letter to the chiefs of the Broomfield and Lafayette police departments and to the Boulder County Sheriff’s…
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Plaintiffs ask for over $13 million in damages from former DPD officer for 2022 shooting into LoDo crowd
After an eight-day civil trial, a jury will place a dollar amount on the physical and emotional pain caused by two bullets. Attorneys representing six plaintiffs injured after former Denver Police Department officer Brandon Ramos shot in the direction of a late-night LoDo crowd in July 2022 asked jurors to award over $13 million in…
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Aurora police officer found justified in 2024 fatal shooting of man holding airsoft rifle
An Aurora police officer was found justified Friday in the 2024 fatal shooting of a man holding an airsoft rifle. Brian Mason, district attorney for the 17th Judicial District, found Aurora Police Department Officer Kevin Rodier justified in his decision to fatally shoot Kory Dillard, who was carrying a black rifle, on Oct. 3, 2024,…
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Denver district attorney exonerates officers in shooting of man holding BB gun
Denver District Attorney John Walsh announced Thursday that Denver Police Department officers were justified in the shooting of a man holding a BB gun a month prior. Cpl. Valentin Kerchev, as well as Officers Jonathan Hayes and Randall Wells shot and injured 62-year-old Allan Scott while responding to an Aug. 25 call that Scott was…
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Aurora officer involved in fatal shooting had credibility questioned by judge in 2019 burglary case
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An Aurora police officer who shot and killed a man after a confrontation in late August had his credibility questioned after a judge found his testimony “not credible” in a 2019 burglary case, 9NEWS Investigates has confirmed. In that case, the judge concluded the testimony of the officer and his partner was “inconsistent” with body camera video…
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Man identified in Aurora police traffic stop shooting as 37-year-old father
The man shot and killed by an Aurora police officer Saturday was identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office Tuesday as 37-year-old Rajon Montrel Lee Belt-Stubblefield. Belt-Stubblefield was shot after being aggressive toward a police officer, presenting a threat to both him and witnesses in the area, Aurora Police Department Chief Todd Chamberlain said. He…
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Aurora faces lawsuit in police shooting of man in parking lot
Aurora was handed a lawsuit on Tuesday following the fatal police shooting of Rashaud Johnson, the second lawsuit this year accusing Aurora Police Department officers of unlawfully using excessive force. Johnson’s family said he was unarmed and experiencing a mental health crisis, while the police said he rushed an officer and tried to grab his…
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Aurora officer ‘tackled’ before shooting, killing suspect, police say
An Aurora police officer shot and killed a man in mid-May after responding to a suspicious person call and being tackled to the ground by the suspect, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said at a news conference Thursday. The suspect was identified by the Adams County Coroner’s Office as 32-year-old Rashaud Terrelle Johnson. The incident…