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 gun.
The department is separately fighting a lawsuit in connection with the fatal shooting of Kilyn Lewis on May 23, 2024. That lawsuit and the protests are cited as reasons why the Aurora City Council moved all meetings to video conference and temporarily shut down public comment at those meetings…