Police officers shot an killed a shotgun-wielding man late Friday night after they say he fired the gun at a garage and refused orders to drop it.
The man, whose name has not been released, was shot around 11 p.m. Friday near East 28th Avenue and Atchison Street, police said.
According to a statement from Aurora police, officers responded to the area on a report of shots fired. Officers in the area on another call heard the shots and also responded.
When they arrived, police found a man in a detached garage in the 2700 block of Atchison. A service door at the garage had what appeared to be two shotgun blasts in it, police said.
Officers surrounded the garage and the man walked out with the gun in his hands. The man fired a shot but police say they aren’t sure what he fired at.
Police ordered the man to drop the gun but he refused and pointed the gun at the officers, according to police. At that point, an officer shot the man one time, seriously injuring him.
The man was rushed to an area hospital where he later died.
No officers were injured in the incident, police said.
The officer who shot the man was placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal review of this incident, as per department policy.
Detectives from the Homicide/Major Crimes Unit are investigating the case and when their investigation is complete, the case will be turned over to the Adams County District Attorney’s Office for review.