Family members of Jor'Dell Richardson were part of tonight's discussion with Arapahoe County Commissioners, the sheriff and Aurora's interim police chief.
Two officers involved in the shooting death of Jor'Dell Richardson, 14, faced disciplinary action, while a third officer was exonerated of all policy violations.from most department"policy violations and performance-related issues" after an officer fatally shot a 14-year-old boy who was involved in a store robbery, the police department said on Tuesday.
Officers tackled Jor'Dell nearby, and one of them, Gruszeczka, is heard on body camera video yelling at Jor'Dell to let go of a gun and saying that he will shoot Jor'Dell. He then fired a single round that struck Jor'Dell's abdomen. The teen later died. Under the direction of Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo, the Internal Investigations Bureau conducted an investigation at the same time that an external critical incident response team investigated the shooting. The bureau's investigation was to"assess policy violations and performance-related issues," police said in a news release.
Gruszeczka was exonerated from any disciplinary proceedings in the internal review of his actions, including use of deadly force.
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