A Colorado sheriff’s office is facing backlash following the fatal shooting of a Black man at a Highlands Ranch entertainment center in February, with newly released video raising questions about the deputy’s actions and contradicting the official account, according to a Denver attorney representing the victim’s family.
The victim, 23-year-old Jalin Seabron, was shot nine times in the back after arming himself to protect relatives when someone else opened fire inside the venue moments earlier, leaving his one woman wounded.
The deadly incident unfolded just before midnight on Feb. 8, when a Douglas County deputy responded to reports of an active shooter at the Main Event, an arcade and entertainment center 30 minutes south of Denver. Video of the police shooting was released March 3.
The deputy alleged that upon arrival at the scene, he saw Seabron holding a gun in the parking lot. The deputy claimed Seabron pointed his gun at multiple people outside the arcade and ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon before being shot and killed within 15 seconds of the deputy’s car pulling up to the lot…