Police killings
2013-2020

Adrian Joseph Shaffer

Male, White

Date of the incident: 9/10/2016

Longmont, Boulder, CO
U.S. 287 and Oxford Road

Boulder County dispatchers received multiple reports of a shirtless man with some type of weapon tucked into his waistband standing on the side of U.S. 287, who appeared to be trying to fight with passing traffic, police said. When Deputy Javes arrived, Shaffer opened fire. Javes shot Shaffer, and he died on Sept. 18.