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GRAND JUNCTION — A grand jury will weigh criminal charges for a state trooper who fatally shot a man at the man’s home in Mesa County.
District Attorney Pete Hautzinger announced the decision Monday.
The State Patrol said 31-year-old Jason Alan Kemp was shot after an “exchange” with a trooper. Kemp was suspected of being involved in a traffic accident. Witnesses told the Daily Sentinel that troopers pounded on and kicked Kemp’s front door. He reportedly refused to open it, telling troopers to get a search warrant.
One witness said Kemp was shot after troopers fired pepper spray through a small opening in the door.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
