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AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Video of an officer-involved shooting was taken by someone nearby a traffic stop at the intersection of Interstate 225 and 6th Street in Aurora, Saturday night.  

Rajon Belt, 37, is seen interacting with a police officer after getting out of a car that he allegedly crashed into two other vehicles during a DUI enforcement stop.

“I noticed that it was a lot of chaos there because there was a wrecked car and there was some carnage in the road, and I also noticed that this suspect was continuously aggressive,” former Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said.

Police said there was a gun on the scene, and that Belt appeared to be walking toward it before turning to the officer. Police said Belt did not have a gun in his hand but was in a fighting stance, ignoring the officer’s commands.

“At that point the officer, you know used, you know his pistol you know to defend himself and to you know, potentially defend the other citizens in the neighbor in the in the area,” Spurlock said.

Spurlock said the officer was faced with a dangerous situation, and the officer did what he could to de-escalate the situation, including hitting Belt.

“The officer is using the techniques that he’s available that he’s been trained you know that is one of the trainings that you can strike an individual to push them back to get control of them,” Spurlock said.

The officer backed into the nearby intersection shortly after this interaction when the shots were fired, killing Belt.

“At this point, you know, it’s there’s a lot of things going on, you know, he has to make some quick decisions and in you know, the decision obviously is what he made to shoot him,” Spurlock said.

The officer was placed on leave per department policy, and the 18th Judicial District’s response team will be investigating the shooting. FOX31 will be sure to bring the latest as more details become available.