An internal affairs review of a miles-long pursuit that ended in a fatal Lakewood shooting on April 30, 2024, found that some of the tactics used by Thornton Police violated city policy, even as investigators concluded that the officers’ use of deadly force at the end of the chase was within department rules. The split finding has stirred fresh calls for tighter oversight of undercover pursuit units and sharper scrutiny of how supervisors managed Thornton’s Impact team.
What the internal review found
The internal affairs investigation determined that pursuit tactics used before the shooting “fell outside city policy,” while the shooting itself complied with department guidelines, according to 9NEWS. The report says supervisors knew the Impact team…..