{"id":2925,"date":"2026-06-27T22:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2026-06-27T22:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T22:33:42","slug":"man-shot-and-killed-by-arapahoe-county-deputies-saturday-after-assaulting-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2925","title":{"rendered":"Man shot and killed by Arapahoe County deputies Saturday after assaulting officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><p><strong>AURORA<\/strong> | Arapahoe County sheriff deputies fatally shot a man early Sunday who authorities say was trespassing in a back yard and then charged at deputies, striking one with a metal pole.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies were called to a house on the 4700 block of East Caley Place about 6 a.m. after a resident said a man was behaving suspiciously in a neighbor\u2019s back yard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen deputies arrived, they encountered an adult male carrying a large metal pole,\u201d Arapahoe County Sheriff Department spokesperson Ginger Delgado said in a statement. \u201cAccording to the preliminary investigation, the male advanced toward the deputies while holding the pole and struck one deputy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Officers attempted to use \u201cless lethal\u201d attempts to constrain the man, including a Taser, but the man persisted, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo deputies then discharged their firearms, striking the man,\u201d Delgado said.<\/p>\n<p>Officers rendered medical aid to the man before paramedics arrived, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>One of the deputies who shot at the man is a 6-year department veteran, and the other has worked for the department for 14 years. 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