Aurora Police Trapped Inside Building for Nearly 7 Hours: Officials

Aurora Police Trapped Inside Building for Nearly 7 Hours: Officials
A placard is displayed on a bicycle during a rally and march over the death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain, Saturday, June 27, 2020, outside the police department in Aurora, Colo. McClain died in late August 2019, after he was stopped while walking to his apartment by three Aurora Police Department officers. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Authorities in Aurora, Colorado, said police officers were trapped inside the city’s District 1 station for nearly seven hours during Black Lives Matter protests and riots.

“The unfortunate part is they trapped our officers inside, not just them being around the building, but physically wrapping ropes and other items around the doors of the district one station, around the entry exit gates our patrol cars come out of .. that was probably the most dangerous part,” Aurora Police Department spokesperson Matthew Longshore told KDVR.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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