Charles Culbreth

In the late hours of October 29, 2000, the sound of gunfire shattered the night on Beeler Street in Aurora, Colorado. When police arrived, they discovered the body of 21-year-old Charles Ray Jack Culbreth, a Black male. An investigation determined that he had been shot multiple times by two different firearms.

As detectives delved into Culbreth's life, they learned from his girlfriend that he was involved in selling drugs in the area. She recounted a chilling encounter from earlier on the ...