DENVER – Nearly a year after 37-year-old Kory Dillard was shot and killed by an Aurora Police Officer after pointing what turned out to be an airsoft gun at officers, the District Attorney’s Office will not file charges against the officer who fired his weapon.

The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office released the decision in a letter Friday. The shooting happened on October 3, 2024 after Aurora Police Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a fight between two individuals in the parking lot in the 11900 block of E. 16th Avenue at around 2 p.m.

In his decision letter to APD Chief Todd Chamberlain, District Attorney Brian Mason said following a review by the district’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT), “it is particularly tragic that Mr. Dillard died holding an Airsoft gun th

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