UPDATE: We understand and appreciate the community’s concern and desire for information when our officers are involved in critical incidents. We continue to strive to provide as much information as possible, without jeopardizing the investigative process, while working in coordination with the appropriate District Attorney’s office.
We are releasing body-worn camera footage from the primary and secondary officers which can be viewed at the following link:
https://youtu.be/jlNgDqRtzdM
This investigation into the officer-involved shooting is still on-going and will be submitted to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office for review when it is completed.
Crystal McCoy
Public Information Officer
720.432.5095
In the evening hours of Thursday, October 10, 2019, Aurora Police officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of South Bahama Street to contact a suspect in reference to an aggravated physical assault that occurred there earlier in the day.
Upon officer’s arrival they saw Mr. Huff standing next to a truck. As the officers (in full police uniform) approached the house, Mr. Huff immediately fled into the home. As mentioned in the affidavit, Mr. Huff was looking out of a window of a well-lit room as the responding officer was waving at him. The officer was certain Mr. Huff saw her and recognized her as a Police Officer. Mr. Huff then quickly disappeared from the officer's view. Mr. Huff then suddenly reappeared at the same front window armed with a shotgun. It was at this point one of the responding officers made the decision to discharge their weapon.
The picture accompanying this statement is a still image from a body worn camera that was worn by one of the responding officers. The person holding the shotgun inside the house is Mr. Huff. It should also be noted that the figure to the right is one of our officers knocking at the front door.
We recognize trust in our community hinges on accurate transparency in all critical incidents, especially in officer-involved-shootings. Senate Bill 15-219 is designed to not only provide a thorough investigation, but also transparency. We will release the body worn camera footage when we can do so in a manner that does not impede any future court proceedings.
In this day and age accuracy has never meant more, and the reckless publication of inaccurate information on any critical incident not only causes undue duress and concern for those involved, but also our community.
We appreciate the patience and trust our community continues to give us during these complex investigations.
Crystal McCoy
Public Information Officer
720.432.5095
On Thursday October 10th, 2019, at approximately 11:30
p.m., Aurora Police officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of
South Bahama Street to investigate an assault when an armed adult male was
encountered by officers. This incident led to an officer-involved-shooting
where one officer discharged a firearm.
The armed male officers encountered has
been identified as Andrew Huff, 04-29-1997 (see attached booking photo).
Huff remains in the care of an area hospital pending release.
The Aurora Police Department will
present the following charges against Huff to the 18th Judicial
District Attorney’s office for activities prior that led to the Aurora Police
Department response to South Bahama Circle:
18-3-203 Assault in the Second Degree,
Felony
18-3-206 Felony Menacing, Felony
18-3-204 3rd Degree Assault, Misdemeanor
The officer-involved-shooting
investigation as required by Senate Bill 15-219 is still underway. Once that
investigation is completed it will be presented by investigators to the 18th
Judicial District Attorney’s office for review.
The officer who was involved remains on
administrative leave per department policy.
No further information is available for
release at this time.
Crystal McCoy
Public Information Officer
720.432.5095
information previously released on October 11, 2019:
The male who was armed with a firearm and shot during the officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 1500 block of South Bahama Street continues being treated and is recovering at a local hospital. No officers were injured.
In connection to this incident, APD is not looking for suspects and there are no threats to the public.
Officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation, as is standard and in accordance with departmental policies.
The officers wore Body Worn Cameras that were collected for review up to and including the Chief of Police.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation and are not available for release today, as investigators still need to obtain statements. Interviews are not expected to be completed until early next week.
Officer Anthony Camacho
Public Information Officer
303.739.6038
On Thursday October 10th, 2019 at approximately 11:30 p.m. Aurora Police Officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of South Bahama Street to investigate an assault when an armed adult male was encountered by officers.
One officer discharged a firearm striking the armed male. He was then transported to an area hospital. The extent of his injuries are not yet known as they are still being evaluated.
This is an active and on-going investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
The incident is being investigated by members of the Aurora Police Department, Denver Police Department and the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in accordance with Senate Bill 15-219. Once this investigation is complete it will be presented to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office for a criminal culpability review. We are requesting all members of the public who were a witness to the officer-involved shooting to contact Agent Jamie Krieger at 303.739.6113.
Crystal McCoy
Public Information Officer
Aurora Police Department
720.432.5095