Rajon Belt-Stubblefield was unarmed last year when he approached a Colorado police officer, challenging him to a fight.
Aurora Police Officer Matthew Neely responded by shooting him to death rather than using less-lethal weapons such as pepper spray or a baton, according to a new lawsuit.
Now Neely has been indicted on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges, and Belt-Stubblefield’s family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.
‘Executed Him’
The federal lawsuit, filed Aug. 30, is the latest in a long list of lawsuits against the Aurora Police Department. Black people in Aurora are 5.5 times more likely than white people to be killed by police, according to Police Scorecard…