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Family of Kilyn Lewis frustrated after DA declines to charge officer in his death
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Before the Aurora city council meeting Monday night, family, friends and community members remembering Kilyn Lewis gathered outside.
After months of calling for accountability, they learned Friday that the Aurora police officer who shot and killed him in May will not face charges.
That decision has Lewis's family frustrated. In a letter, Robert Lewis, Kilyn Lewis's father, said the district attorney's decision not to charge the officer sends the message that Black lives are disposable and their pain is insignificant.
Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/family-of-kilyn-lewis-frustrated-da-declines-to-charge-officer/73-b4cf49d5-527c-43ad-93b8-12354e544940
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