The Aurora police shot in the parking lot near the International Airport Denver

The man who was shot by an Aurora police officer in a parking lot near the International Airport Denver at the beginning of this month was identified on Sunday by the Coroner's Office of the Adam County.

The man was identified by the forensic doctor's office as a 32-year-old Rashaud Terrelle Johnson of Aurora. He was from an Aurora officer during during A confrontation In a parking lot near East 56th Avenue and the Himalaya Street on May 12th.

According to police officers from Aurora, an employee of the private parking space called the police shortly before 3 p.m. to report a man who entered the property and tried to break into cars. The employee said they were concerned about the security of customers and employees on the property.

According to a department spokesman, the officers came to the lot more than two hours later after an Aurora officer had been brought to the lot at 5.18 p.m.

Todd Chamberlain, police chief of Aurora, said in a press conference that evening that the official had tried to speak to Johnson. Chamberlain said Johnson attacked the officer, who was only identified as a 4-year-old veteran of the department, who then tried to shock Johnson with a taser.

Chamberlain said Johnson was on the officer who became free and then shot Johnson. Backup was called and the officials tried to help Johnson at the scene before he was taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead, according to Chamberlain. The official was also taken to the hospital and treated for injuries that he had suffered during the fight, said Chamberlain.

The shootout is now examined by a critical incident that does not contain Aurora officials, said Chamberlain. The Aurora police also initiated an internal examination to determine why it took over two hours to send an officer to the crime of call and why they only sent one individual officer.