ACLU sues Colorade State Troopers over shooting man who refused to let them into home

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed suit Tuesday against three Colorado State Patrol officers and two training supervisors in the shooting death of an unarmed Grand Junction man.

Jason Alan Kemp, 31, was shot at point-blank range and killed last summer when he refused to allow officers to enter his home without a search warrant, according to the ACLU.

Kemp was suspected of having crashed his pickup around the corner from his home, according to the state patrol. He apparently walked home and was there when troopers arrived a short time after the crash.

Witnesses said that troopers pounded and kicked on Kemp's front door at 103 Glade Park Road, Unit B, in the Redlands area. He refused to open it, telling troopers to get a search warrant. One witness said Kemp was shot after troopers fired pepper spray through a small opening in the door.

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