LaDarius Butler repeatedly tried to obtain an explanation from Aurora police as to why they were confronting him and his family in the parking lot of a Walmart last year before an officer shot him with a Taser and forced him to the ground, according to body-worn camera footage released by his attorneys.

Butler, his partner Jayla Houston and their two young children had stopped at the Walmart early on the morning of May 22, 2024, after having visited Children’s Hospital Colorado seeking help for the couple’s 3-year-old son, who was having difficulty breathing.

The couple said they decided to go elsewhere after receiving what they claimed was conflicting medical advice from Children’s Hospital staff and being advised to pursue treatments they didn’t consider in their son’s best interes

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