A Colorado grand jury has cleared a police officer in the fatal shooting of a man who threatened police and residents.
KUSA-TV a Boulder County grand jury found no probable cause to charge Longmont Officer Michael Kimbley with second-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Jesus Ramos.
The grand jury report says Ramos called 911 after firing a gun in his father’s Longmont apartment and reporting suicidal thoughts in December 2018.
Ramos told police he had a gun and threatened to kill officers, civilians and himself.
The report says Kimbley fired a rifle once when Ramos fled and struck him in the back. Ramos died in a nearby apartment.
Police did not find a gun at the scene but located the revolver from his father’s apartment, which was unloaded.
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Information from: KUSA-TV, 9news.com
