Aurora police release surveilance videos of last month's fatal shooting
Aurora police have released video clips and still photos that show the March 22 fatal shootout between two officers and 36-year-old Santiago Calderon of Aurora.
Spokesman Dan Ferrelli said police released the video "to be as transparent as possible during an open and complicated investigation."
"Community trust results from that transparency and our image to the people we serve and protect is paramount in our every day operations," Ferrelli said.
Police said two special operations investigators followed a green SUV they'd spotted leaving a suspected gang house on the 200 block of East Galena Boulevard and tried to pull it over around 9:45 p.m. March 22.
Police said Calderon, who was driving the vehicle, fired at them, wounding one officer in the leg. He then drove away before crashing at the intersection of Galena Boulevard and Broadway where he tried to run away and exchanged gunfire with the officers.
Calderon was struck and killed in a parking lot on LaSalle Street between Galena and Downer Place. When the officers went to render medical aid, they found a gun at Calderon's side.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
One of the investigators, Colin Griffin, suffered a gunshot wound to a leg while the other investigator, Matt Huber, suffered a shoulder injury when he was taking cover. Both were treated and released from an Aurora hospital.
Huber and Griffin have been placed on paid administrative leave while the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force investigates.
Police account of videos
<span class="fact box text bold">Aurora police on Tuesday</span><span class="fact box text bold"> </span>released video clips and still photos showing the March 22 fatal shootout between two officers and 36-year-old Santiago Calderon of Aurora. Here's what they say the video shows:
<span class="fact box text bold">Bank ATM Camera:</span>
9:45:42 - Calderon is seen running from an officer toward the white SUV in the parking lot where the exchange of shots takes place.
9:45:48 - The officer dives to the ground after Calderon again begins firing. Calderon is standing out of camera range.
9:45:53 - The officer and Calderon are exchanging gunshots.
9:46:05 - The gunshots have stopped and the two officers take cover behind the SUV.
<span class="fact box text bold">Parking Lot Camera:</span>
9:45:37 - Calderon is seen next to the white SUV at the top of the photo. An officer is seen next to the other vehicle as the two exchange gunfire.
9:45:45 - The second officer is shown on the left side of the screen where he also shoots at Calderon. Calderon attempts to flee on foot but collapses. The arrow is the approximate location of where Calderon collapses.
A third video, shot by a resident, shows some of the unfolding scene and the officers' initial response.