The Adams County coroner released the report Friday after petitioning a judge to lift the order that blocked public access to the document
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Littwin: In firing police Chief Vanessa Wilson, Aurora officials seem to have forgotten why she was hired
The rally at the Capitol steps Monday was different from all the other rallies held in support of Elijah McClain, the young man who died at the hands of Aurora police and paramedics in August 2019 for the crime of Walking Strangely While Black. This rally was for Vanessa Wilson, the recently fired Aurora police […]
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Activists stand by fired Aurora police Chief Vanessa Wilson
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press AURORA — Community leaders and activists on Monday rallied around a suburban Denver police chief who was fired last week despite her community work, including efforts to rebuild trust with residents following the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Pastor Topazz McBride said the firing of Vanessa Wilson by the […]
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Teens charged in shooting that wounded 3 students at Hinkley High School in Aurora
Three teens were charged Tuesday with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded three students in the parking lot of a suburban Denver high school. The charges against the three 16-year-old boys in the Nov. 19 shooting at Aurora’s Hinkley High School were filed in regular court but their lawyers will have a chance to […]
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Aurora to pay $15 million to Elijah McClain’s family in likely largest settlement in Colorado history
Aurora will pay $15 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after he was dosed with ketamine during an encounter with Aurora police and paramedics in 2019. The settlement amount is likely the largest in Colorado history and among the highest in […]
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Aurora to improve use-of-force policies, hire more diverse first responders, per agreement with attorney general
Aurora’s police and fire departments have agreed to improve their use-of-force policies and training, develop a new system to collect data about police interactions with members of the community, and work to hire officers and firefighters that better reflect the city’s diversity as part of a consent decree with state prosecutors unveiled Tuesday. “The city […]
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Officers, paramedics indicted in Elijah McClain’s death make first court appearance
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press Three police officers and two paramedics indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain in Colorado appeared in court Monday for the first time since being charged. Officers Randy Roedema, Nathan Woodyard and Jason Rosenblatt and fire department paramedic Jeremy Cooper and fire Lt. […]
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16-year-old dead, another injured in Aurora shooting
AURORA — A 16-year-old boy has died and another 16-year-old was hurt in a Friday night shooting in Aurora, police said. According to the Aurora Police Department, one teen was taken to a hospital after he was shot inside a vehicle in the area of East 12th Avenue and Ironton Street, 9NEWS reported. He later died. […]
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Aurora police officer suspended after cursing at teen driver
A police sergeant in the Denver suburb of Aurora has been suspended and is under investigation after he was captured on body camera footage yelling and cursing at a teen driver who had been pulled over on suspicion of speeding. Officers put the 17-year-old girl in handcuffs and seated her on a curb after her […]
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The city of Aurora has reached a settlement with Elijah McClain’s family
The city of Aurora has reached a settlement agreement in the federal civil rights lawsuit filed by Elijah McClain’s family, more than two years after the 23-year-old died after Aurora police officers confronted him and paramedics sedated him with ketamine while he was walking home from a convenience store. Attorneys representing Sheneen McClain, Elijah’s mother, […]