Jaylan Demetrious Moton was a 20-year-old roofer from Thornton described as hardworking and outgoing, with a love of fast cars, gaming and football. On the evening of July 21, 2025, he was in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 100 block of Kenton Street in Aurora, a location where he did not live, when he and a 21-year-old companion were lured there by two teenagers intending to commit a robbery.

Around 9:45 p.m. the encounter turned violent and shots were fired. Jaylan was struck and suffered life-threatening injuries; his companion escaped unharmed. Jaylan was taken to a local hospital and later died; the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office identified him as the victim. Aurora Police Major Crime Homicide Unit investigated the shooting.

Investigators arrested two juveniles from Aurora: a 16-year-old taken into custody on July 23 and a 14-year-old arrested on July 29. Both face charges including second-degree murder, aggravated robbery, unlawful handgun possession by a juvenile and theft; the younger teen is additionally charged with attempted first-degree murder for firing at the companion who escaped.

Did anyone in Aurora see or hear anything in that area that night that could help fill in what happened?