Peyton Blitstein was a teenager from Aurora Colorado who was shot and killed in an exchange of shots with a former police officer at the 4900 block of South Addison Way. Stick with us to learn more.
Blitstein was a jolly good teenager who was on his way to drop off one of his friends at 4900 block of South Addison Way along with his other friends on November 24, 2021, when the incident occurred.
The authorities arrived at Blitstein’s residence to break the news about his death on Thanksgiving, his father says Thanksgiving will never be the same for him and his family according to KDVR.
Let us learn more about Peyton Blistein and take a closer look at his death and explore more about the Greenwood Village police officer.
Who Is Peyton Blitstein?
Peyton Blitstein was a teenager from Aurora, Colorado.
He was recently shot to death by a former Greenwood Village police officer. Peyton was just 17 years old.
Blitstein was a student at Vista Peak and was planning to join the United States Air Force upon his graduation to become a fighter pilot according to CBS Denver.
He is said to be a very friendly person and had many friends, he had quite a personality and socialized very easily with people.
Peyton’s father recalls, he loved to share mozzarella sticks with him and he spent a huge amount of his time with his elder brother. He loved his grandmother very much and she was his world.
He loved spending time with his grandmother watching television, they watched shows like ‘Murder, She Wrote’ together.
Peyton’s death came as a shock for the family and his father even took a look at a small portion of the surveillance video available to learn about the cause of his death, which takes us to our next question.
A 17-year-old shot and killed after allegedly exchanging gunfire with a former Greenwood Village police officer has been identified as Peyton Blitstein. https://t.co/KiVSsLMFCW
— FOX31 Denver KDVR (@KDVR) December 1, 2021
Was Peyton Blitstein Shot To Death?
Peyton Blitstein was shot to death over an argument with an adult.
In the surveillance video obtained by the authorities, a group of teenagers is seen arguing with an adult.
The investigators believe the argument started as a confrontation over careless driving but the incident escalated very quickly.
After the situation escalated, the shots were fired but it remains mysterious who fired the shot first. However, The Aurora Police Department is trying to determine the aggressor in the incident.
The investigators have identified the other party involved in the incident as a former Greenwood Village Police Officer.
An updated story that @blairmiller and I worked on. Details from Peyton’s father, Todd, included in the link below.
“You don’t know what you could’ve done different to have such a different outcome,” Todd Blitstein said@DenverChannel https://t.co/9SVABrYBLO
— CB Cotton (@CB_Cotton) November 30, 2021
Is Greenwood Village Police Officer Arrested Over Peyton Blitstein Death?
Former Greenwood Village police officer Adam Holen has been identified as the other party involved in the shooting.
He was taken to the hospital after the incident and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
There is no information about Adam being arrested by the authorities yet, but we do know he has been released from the hospital.