Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Juan de Jesus Godinez
Gender : Male
Age : 21
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/23/2023
Location : Colfax+Havana
City : Aurora
County : Arapahoe
State : Colorado
Agency : Aurora PD
Officer(s) :Caleb Parella, K. Carbajal-Vazquez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Aurora PD monitored a street event through their surveillance cameras, saw a man pull a gun and rushed to the scene. Police allege the man was uncooperative and they shot and killed him. It later turned out that the man had been robbed and was holding a gun to try to escape the situation when police arrived and killed him. So far, no eyewitnesses or video are available to verify the police narrative.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kdvr.com/news/local/aurora-police-officers-involved-in-shooting-colfax-havana/
