US EditionColorado police shot someone every 6 days in 2024, data shows
- In 2024, law enforcement officers across Colorado discharged their weapons at an average rate of about once every six days, resulting in 39 fatalities and 22 injuries statewide.
- This continued a trend of disproportionate killings of Black people, who made up nearly 13% of victims but less than 4% of Colorado's population.
- Among those killed was 37-year-old Kilyn Lewis, an unarmed Black man shot by Aurora SWAT officers in May 2024, sparking calls for justice from his mother LaRonda Jones.
- District Attorney John Kellner ruled the officer's use of force justified, stating Dieck believed there was imminent danger, while families face obstacles seeking accountability amid limited resources.
- Despite reforms like body cameras and ending qualified immunity, official investigations rarely file charges and mistrust of law enforcement persists among affected families and communities.
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Colorado police shot someone every 6 days in 2024, data shows
The first call came from her nephew. Then, news stations started reaching out, asking how she felt that the Aurora police officer responsible for her son’s death had not been charged. Kilyn Lewis, who is seen in an undated picture provided by his mother, was fatally shot by an Aurora Police Department SWAT officer in May 2024. (Courtesy of LaRonda Jones) “Right there, I swore to myself at that moment that I would never stop fighting until we got…
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