Black man killed by Aurora police was unarmed and holding a phone, body camera footage shows

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Kilyn Lewis was raising his hands in the air when Aurora police SWAT Officer Michael Dieck shot him outside an apartment complex at 384 S. Ironton St. on May 23, the video shows.

A video still from body cam footage shows Aurora SWAT Officer Michael Dieck shoot 37-year-old Kalyn Lewis, left, holding his hands up while holding a cell phone, on Thursday, May 23, 2024, an apartment complex at 384 South Ironton Street in Aurora, Colorado. Lewis died from a single gunshot wound on May 25.

“He clearly lacks the judgment and skill required to safely wield the power over life and death that Aurora’s leaders saw fit to give him,” the law firm said in a news release. The blind man told investigators he was walking his regular route when he heard gunshots and realized he’d been shot. He walked to the Denver Rescue Mission at 4600 E. 48th Ave. and sought help because he does not carry a phone.

 

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