Armed man shot by Colorado deputy responding to active shooter call

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has recently released video of a deadly shooting by one of its deputies at The Main Event last month.

A Denver attorney who’s representing the family of the man that deputy killed says not only was the shooting not justified, but the video contradicts the sheriff’s office’s statements.

That shooting occurred just before midnight on Feb. 8 at the family-friendly entertainment venue at 64 Centennial Blvd. in Highlands Ranch. A shooting had occurred inside the venue, and a woman was later arrested and charged for her alleged involvement in that shooting. Before she was arrested, however, a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy responded to calls about the shooting and found a man with a handgun in the parking lot.

The deputy, armed with a rifle, approaches the man and shouts, “hey, drop the gun! Drop the gun now!”

About seven seconds had elapsed from the time the deputy got out of his cruiser to the first shot being fired, and it was about three seconds between the time he first shouted to his first firing his gun. He fired nine rounds in about three seconds, killing the man, who was later identified as 23-year-old Jalin Seabron.

Investigators said Seabron was pointing that handgun toward several people and refused commands to drop the gun from the deputy. Seabron’s family and their attorney Tyrone Glover had previously disputed claims made by the sheriff’s office and say the video contradicts those statements and shows that the shooting was not justified.

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