AURORA | Hours after the Aurora Police Department promoted its de-escalation training efforts, touting that no officer-involved shootings had happened so far this year, police fatally shot a 23-year-old Black man while responding to a mental health crisis.
Aurora police have been under state and public scrutiny for several years because of controversy over the department’s use of excessive force and officer-involved shootings, especially involving people of color.
During an April 9 presentation to a city committee, Police Commander Patrick Shaker said the department cleared the first quarter of the year without any officer-involved shootings…