Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain on Tuesday said the deadly shooting by an Aurora police officer over the weekend was tragic, but that the man who was killed made the officer fear for his life. It's the latest shooting of a Black man by an Aurora police officer to cause an uproar among some community members.

Chamberlain said that the man, later identified as 37-year-old Rajon Belt-Stubblefield, tossed a handgun before approaching the officer with raised fists. Chamberlain said the officer, who has not yet been publicly identified, was in a physical struggle and attempted multiple de-escalation tactics before shooting Belt-Stubblefield.

"An officer is not paid to get injured or beaten in the middle of the street. Their duty is to protect themselves and the public so that they can con

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