AURORA | Aurora police and family members of a Black man fatally shot by an officer Saturday are both appealing to the court of public opinion to judge who is to blame for the officer-involved shooting.

An Aurora police officer fatally shot and killed Rajon Belt-Stubblefield, 37, Aug. 29 when a physical altercation erupted after the officer attempted to pull him over.

The traffic stop turned car-crash and subsequent shooting happened between 7:29 p.m. to 7:34 p.m., East Sixth Avenue at about Billings Street as numerous cars rolled past and witnesses inside and outside of cars watched events unfold, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain told reporters at a press conference Tuesday.

Police said this was the third officer involved shooting this year.

“The one thing I hope that the communi

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