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Aurora City Council adopts resolution acknowledging losses from officer-involved shootings, 7-3
Summary
After extensive public comment demanding accountability, Aurora City Council on May 4 adopted a substitute resolution expressing sorrow for lives lost in officer-involved shootings and pledging work to improve trust and transparency; the measure passed 7–3 with three council members opposed.
The Aurora City Council voted 7–3 on May 4 to adopt a substitute resolution expressing sorrow for lives lost in officer-involved shootings and committing to efforts to improve trust and transparency between the Aurora Police Department and community.
Council member Rob Andrews, who sponsored the motion, moved to substitute the version read by Council member Ali Jackson. Jackson read the new text aloud and said the resolution "empathizes with all community members and families in mourning the community impact of officer involved shootings, including those deemed legally justified." The substitute incorporated language referencing the Colorado General Assembly…
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