Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says Aurora residents deserve accountability and independent oversight following last month’s deadly police shooting that killed 37-year-old Rajon Belt-Stubblefield.
In a statement, Weiser said he was “deeply saddened by the recent death of a 37-year-old Black man shot by an Aurora Police officer.” He emphasized that, under Colorado law, “Aurora deserves a thorough and independent investigation of this incident. That investigation, called for under Colorado law, is being conducted by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, led by DA Amy Padden.”
The Aurora Police Department has been under a consent decreesince 2021, after state investigators found a pattern of excessive force and racial bias. Weiser said the decree remains essential, particularly in addressing how officers use force…