The Douglas County sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed a 23-year-old man while responding to a shooting at a Highlands Ranch arcade has been cleared in the man’s death.
Deputy Nicholas Moore’s use of deadly force was necessary to defend himself and others in the fatal shooting of Jalin Seabron on Feb. 8 outside the Main Event, according to a decision letter from 23rd Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler.
Moore was responding to reports of an active shooting at the Highlands Ranch arcade and entertainment center just before midnight on Feb. 8 when he saw Seabron holding a gun in the parking lot.
Douglas County sheriff’s officials said Seabron pointed his gun at several people outside the arcade and ignored multiple commands from the deputy to drop his weapon. Sheriff’s officials said the deputy was left “with no choice” but to shoot Seabron after he turned toward the deputy.
Tyrone Glover, an attorney hired by Seabron’s family, told The Denver Post last month that the video contradicts those assertions.
“The video footage confirms our worst fears,” Glover said. “Jalin Seabron, a young man celebrating his 23rd birthday, was unjustifiably gunned down while trying to protect his family.”
Glover said Seabron never pointed his weapon at anyone, his back was turned to the deputy when shots were fired, the deputy never identified himself or gave a warning before using deadly force, and Seabron was given no time to comply with the deputy’s commands.
Body camera footage shows that when the deputy arrived at the scene, he immediately exited his vehicle and ran toward Seabron with a gun he had assembled and prepared while driving to the arcade.
“Hey!” the officer is heard shouting in the video. “Drop the gun! Drop the gun! Now! Drop it!”
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Man shot, killed by Douglas County deputy responding to active shooting at Highlands Ranch arcade Shooting inside Highlands Ranch arcade started with fight in bathroom, sheriff’s officials say Douglas County deputy shot at man 9 times outside Highlands Ranch’s Main EventAll the warnings took place in roughly three seconds, according to the footage from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. When Seabron didn’t immediately respond and turned his head toward the deputy, not raising his weapon from his side, the deputy fired a series of nine shots.
Douglas County sheriff’s officials said the Saturday night shooting inside the Highlands Ranch arcade started as a fight in the bathroom between Crowley-Sanders and a friend she had known since high school.
What caused the fight and whether it spilled out of the bathroom into the open arcade is still unknown, but sheriff’s officials said Crowley-Sanders pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and shot at the 22-year-old victim, her friend, eight times.
The victim was injured in her left heel, right leg and upper rib cage near her armpit, sheriff’s officials said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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