Man shot, killed by officers was armed with air rifle, starting fights [Video]

DENVER (KDVR) — Aurora police held a press conference on Monday to discuss an incident where officers shot a man, killing him, on Oct. 3.

Last week, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said that officers were called to the area on a report of a fight that started at an apartment complex in the 11900 block of East 16th Avenue, where the road intersects with Oswego Street. The Aurora Police Department said in an initial release of information that the call appears to have originated at Brent’s Place, a safe-clean housing facility for families.

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However, the incident spread to nearby properties after one of the parties produced an AR-platform rifle. Police arrived and saw a man in a black hoodie armed with an assault-type weapon.

The area is near Colfax and Nome Street, and near to an apartment complex, the Fitzsimons apartments, that the city closed for over …