Protesters: Denver Cops play "race card"

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About a dozen African-Americans gathered in front of the Aurora Municipal Center on Thursday afternoon, demanding an arrest in the shooting death of Aaron Davis. "We are here today to expose a crime that has been committed, and no one is in jail," said protester Shareef Aleem, 36, of Denver. As of Thursday afternoon, no arrest had been made in the shooting of Davis and his wife, Benita Coleman-Davis, who remains hospitalized in critical condition. Protesters said authorities know the identity of the shooter but that he hasn't been arrested because he is white and the couple were black. "What is happening here is the race card, absolutely," said Kenneth Lewis, a cousin to Aaron Davis. "This is an outrage, and it shouldn't be overlooked. Where is the justice? This is what we want." Davis, a 39-year-old postal worker, was shot twice Saturday night in a parking lot outside an Aurora video store. His wife, a 36-year-old paralegal, also was shot twice. [more]
  • Pictured above: Shareef Aleem attends a rally outside the Aurora Municipal Building on Thursday. They protested what they claim is the police department's refusal to make an arrest in the shooting death of Aaron Davis.