Exactly one year after Kilyn Lewis was shot and killed by an Aurora police officer, the Lewis family filed a lawsuit against SWAT Officer Michael Dieck and the City of Aurora alleging wrongful death.
Lewis, 37, was unarmed while shot by Dieck on May 23, 2024, while officers were attempting to arrest Lewis on a warrant for attempting to commit first-degree murder in the shooting of a blind man.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in the Arapahoe County District Court, claims that Dieck’s lethal use of force against Lewis was not reasonable, was “willful and wanton,” and deprived him of his legal rights…