AURORA, Colo. — Around a dozen community members gathered outside Aurora’s Municipal Center Wednesday, holding candles and demanding justice for Rajon Belt-Stubblefield, a 37-year-old man shot and killed by Aurora police on Aug. 30.
Belt-Stubblefield’s family and their attorneys have called the shooting excessive use of force, while Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said his officer’s actions were justified.
“The actions of the suspects dictate what our officers have to do,” Chamberlain said during a Sept. 26 news conference. “I stand by where we are at procedurally. I stand by our policies.”
Pastor Arthur Porter, Belt-Stubblefield’s pastor, told Denver7 that Wednesday’s vigil will be the first of many calling for accountability within the Aurora Police Department…