Bodycam Shows Aurora Police Shooting Suspect Wielding a Knife on RTD Bus

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Aurora, Colorado — On October 2, 2022, at approximately 4:30 p.m. an ADMIT client, “J.M.”1 called Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kraig Conger and expressed concern that 35-year-old Alexander Collins was acting strange—that he had stayed up all night drinking alcohol and smoking “blues,” street slang for fentanyl. According to J.M., Collins repeatedly stated, “I’m not going back to jail.” Deputy Conger was not working at the time, so he notified Deputy Anthony Archuleta of the information and requested Deputy Archuleta respond to the facility to check on Collins and place him on a detoxification hold. At approximately 5:30 p.m., Deputy Conger called J.M. to give Deputy Archuleta access to the facility. J.M. advised that Collins left the facility and went to the bus stop located at the corner of westbound Colfax Avenue and Moline Street. J.M. further reported that he could see Collins with a woman and th
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