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Adam Holen is on trial for the murder of 17-year-old Peyton Blitstein in 2021.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — An Arapahoe County jury has reached a verdict for a former Greenwood Village police officer charged with murder the 2021 fatal shooting of a teenager.
Police said Adam Holen fatally shot 17-year-old Peyton Blitstein on Nov. 24, 2021, after an argument over careless driving in a neighborhood in Aurora. The jury had to decide whether Holen shot the teen in self-defense or whether he was the aggressor.
Prosecutors said Holen pulled out his gun before getting out of his truck and pointed it at one of Blitstein’s friends. The prosecution said that a friend told this to Blitstein before the shooting and then to detectives in an interview after Holen shot Blitstein.
>Video above is from a 9NEWS report about the opening statements in the trial on Feb. 7, 2024.
The prosecution argued Holen was the initial aggressor because he initiated physical contact.
Holen’s defense said a Ring doorbell camera contradicts the prosecution’s argument that Holen had a gun when he rounded the truck. The defense said he only pulled out a gun outside the truck when he saw Blitstein had a gun — and that he fired in self defense.
His defense team said he did not show aggression but instead the kids were yelling and using profanity during the argument. They acknowledged the argument was petty and immature but Holen did not provoke some kind of fight.
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