Aurora is Colorado’s third-largest city (pop. ~386k in 2020). It has recently been in the news over an off-duty ICE center shooting arrest, renewed trials for two paramedics in Elijah McClain’s death, and a DOJ lawsuit challenging Illinois’ immigrant-arrest protections.
Colorado appeals court overturns the paramedics’ homicide convictions in Elijah McClain’s 2019 case, ordering new trials on criminally negligent homicide and related counts. The ruling follows earlier acquittals of police officers and sets up renewed scrutiny of ketamine use in responding to alleged suspects. The state AG intends to appeal.
A GEO Group employee has been arrested after firing a single shot toward two protesters near the Aurora ICE Processing Center in Colorado. One protester was wounded; police say the weapon was the employee’s personal pistol. GEO Group says the worker is on unpaid leave and will cooperate with authorities. Investigators are reviewing the incident amid ongoing demonstrations outside the facility.