Valid questions are being raised about why Aurora has been so slow to reveal information about a that killed an unarmed parole violator.
Investigators allowed officer Paul Jerothe six days to “decompress” before talking to police about the killing of Naeschylus Vinzant. “He needed time to process what happened,” said Jerothe’s attorney, Marc Colin.
Would investigators in any other deadly shooting allow a suspected shooter to wait so long before talking to police?
Aurora also took the public with details about the shooting — a gap that is rightly being criticized by state Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.
Aurora says it wants its investigation to be thorough. But the police department needs to be more forthcoming so it doesn’t looks like it is giving Jerothe a pass.
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