Controversy Surrounds Police Killing of Teen with Pellet Gun in Aurora
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Racial justice protesters marched in Aurora, Colorado, demanding justice for Jor'Dell Richardson, a 14-year-old shot and killed by police on June 1. The Aurora Police Department announced that Richardson had a pellet gun at the time of his death, not a firearm, as police had said earlier. The police released body-worn camera footage of the shooting, which showed Richardson reaching into his waistband for a pellet gun resembling a firearm. The investigation into whether criminal charges ought to be filed against the officers involved is ongoing, along with an internal probe.
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- Police say slain boy, 14, had pellet gun; family activists lash out at Aurora chief Sentinel Colorado
- Opinion: Aurora police killed Jor’Dell over a pellet gun, but youth gun violence is to blame The Denver Post
- Teen was armed with pellet gun when shot by officer, police say 9News.com KUSA
- Aurora chief releases video of teen’s killing by police FOX 31 Denver
- Protesters march in support of Jor'Dell Richardson FOX31 Denver
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