‘No-knock’ warrants by police banned in Aurora, Colorado

DENVER (AP) - City officials in Aurora, Colorado, have banned ‘no-knock’ raids by police, in the latest effort to reform law enforcement tactics which gained scrutiny nationwide after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in March.

The Denver Post reported that Aurora City Council voted 7-3 on Monday to prohibit police from forcibly entering a property without first identifying themselves as officers of the law.

ACLU of Colorado Legal Director Mark Silverstein said the warrant poses additional hazards in Colorado where it is legal for homeowners to shoot and kill an intruder in self-defense. Aurora Police Association Vice President Doug Wilkinson argued that not having the warrants increases the chances of violence.