Overview

• The footage, released Friday, captures an Aurora officer firing three times during an Aug. 30 encounter that followed an attempted traffic stop near East 6th Avenue and Billings Street.
• Aurora police say Belt-Stubblefield sped away, struck two vehicles, exited his car, tossed a handgun, and advanced on the officer despite commands.
• Police Chief Todd Chamberlain says the officer punched to de-escalate as Belt-Stubblefield took a fighting stance, a depiction disputed by the family’s attorneys.
• Attorney Ben Crump and the family call the shooting unjustified, asserting the third shot to the head was unnecessary and urging criminal charges and transparency.
• The officer has not been publicly identified, has prior personnel complaints the chief called “nothing major,” and the case is under review by the 18th Judicial District’s critical incident team as the department operates under a 2021 consent decree.