Police killings
2013-2020

Robert Alan Penning

Male, Unknown race

Date of the incident: 1/14/2013

Thornton, Adams, CO
156th Avenue and Quebec Street

On January 14, 2013, the Adams County Sheriff's Office received a call of a suspected driving under the influence accident. Adams County Sheriff's Office patrol deputies Manual Aragon and Shawn Billings were dispatched to the scene. While en route, ADCOM dispatch updated that there were other reports of a possible roll- over accident in the area of 156th Avenue and Quebec. A civilian named witness Elise Cornett had called 911 after observing a car high~centered in a field off of Quebec Street. At approximately 6:06 Deputy 'Manual Aragon arrived first on scene and aired his arrival over the radio. Within a minute of his arrival, Deputy Aragon aired over the radio "shots fired" and requested medical units to respond to the scene.