ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—A man who died after being shot by police who were investigating a stolen vehicle was recently released from prison after serving time for his role in the murder of an African immigrant at a Denver bus stop.
KMGH-TV () reported Friday that Jeremiah Barnum was shot Thursday when Englewood police say he pulled a gun on an officer who was filling out paperwork in a parking lot. Two men suspected of stealing a car were arrested in the lot, and the shooting occurred several hours later.
Police say Barnum and the suspects knew one another, but did not specify the relationship.
Barnum, who was released from prison Nov. 30, was sentenced to 12 years for accessory to murder in the Nov. 18, 1997, shooting death of 38-year-old Oumar Dia of Senegal. The gunman, Nathan Thill, a self-described white supremacist, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Thill also wounded and paralyzed Jeannie VanVelkinburgh, a Good Samaritan who came to Dia’s aid.
Barnum was tried and convicted of murder, but the ruling was overturned because inadmissible evidence was used in the trial. He later struck a plea deal with prosecutors.
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Information from: KMGH-TV,
