Denver police claimed they killed 17-year-old Jessica Hernandez because they were in fear for their lives as she drove a stolen car towards them in a narrow alleyway, striking one of the officers and leaving him injured.

But an autopsy report released last week states that police shot at her from the left side, meaning they were not in any danger of being run over.

In fact, the trajectory of one of the bullets entered her body "slightly back to front," indicating that the shooting officer was behind the driver when he opened fire...