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That report, the lawsuit said, found that Aurora police “has a pattern and practice of racially biased policing, using excessive force, and failing to record required information when it interacts with the community.” According to the lawsuit, Aurora police "had never achieved full operational integrity in a single one of the consent decree’s subject areas governing use of force, bias-free policing, documentation of stops, or accountability." The lawsuit also alleges that on April 15, 2025, the Independent Consent Decree Monitor issued a warning to the department that its Early Intervention System, which was designed to flag problems with officers, was "not working well." Neely's body camera video, released in the weeks following the shooting, and nearby surveillance cameras on 6th Avenue and Sable Boulevard in Aurora, depict the moments leading up to the fatal shooting.
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