Wife of unarmed Black man fatally shot by Aurora police says husband complied with police orders

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Several people pose with pictures of a loved one who was shot and killed by police near a government building.
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Kylin Lewis’s family stand outside of the Aurora Municipal Center. They were joined by approximately forty other demonstrators who were calling for the immediate arrest of Officer Dieck, the Aurora police officer who fatally shot Lewis. (From left to right: Kiawa Lewis, Candice Bailey, LaRonda Jones, Anndrec Lewis, Robert Lewis, and Sherdina Lewis)

KILYN LEWIS SHOOTING DEATH PROTEST AGAINST AURORA POLICE
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Kiawa Lewis, center, speaks to supporters before an Aurora City Council session Monday evening, June 24. His brother Kilyn was shot by Aurora Police Officer Michael Dieck in May.

Body-worn camera video showing Kilyn Lewis lowering onto the ground next to a red car while law enforcement surround him with guns drawn.
Screen grab from video released by the Aurora Police Department.

Kilyn Lewis and wife Anndrec Lewis, he appears to be standing behind her with his arms wrapped around her. There is a filter on the photo showing hearts to the bottom left of the image.
Courtesy Estate of Kilyn Lewis

KILYN LEWIS SHOOTING DEATH PROTEST AGAINST AURORA POLICE
Hart Van Denburg/CPR News
Demonstrators b briefly shut down an Aurora City Council meeting Monday evening, June 24, as they speak out in protest against Aurora Police Officer Michael Dieck, who shot and killed unarmed Kilyn Lewis in May.

Kilyn Lewis stands with his mother fishing in front of a body of water with trees in the distance. His mother stands to his left holding a fishing pole.
Courtesy Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC

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