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Jor'Dell Richardson, center, with his mother and brother. (Handout)
Two Aurora police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson in June won’t face criminal charges, Arapahoe County prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Richardson was fleeing the officers June 1 after robbing a store near the intersection of Dayton Street and East Eighth Avenue. He was carrying a pellet gun that looked similar to a real pistol.
Officer James Snapp was legally justified when he chased Richardson as he fled the store and Officer Roch Gruszeczka was legally justified in using deadly force, 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner wrote in a letter announcing his decision in the case.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
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