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发帖数: 1 | 1 No charges against Colorado officer in killing of 'hero' who stopped mass
shooting
Tim Stelloh and Diana Dasrath
November 8, 2021·2 min read
A Colorado police officer who fatally shot a bystander hailed as a hero for
stopping a gunman armed with a rifle will not be charged, prosecutors said
Monday.
The officer, whose identity has not been made public, had "objectively
reasonable grounds" to believe the officer and others faced imminent danger
when the officer opened fire June 21 in Arvada, north of Denver, killing a
bystander, John Hurley, 40, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King
told reporters.
"Officers that day saw a mass shooter, heard many rounds of gunfire in broad
daylight in the heart of Old Town Arvada," King said. "Thus, the officer's
decision to shoot John Hurley was legally justified despite his heroic
actions that day."
Hurley fatally shot the gunman, Ronald Troyke, 59, with his own handgun
after Troyke ambushed and killed Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley with a
shotgun, officials have said.
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Troyke had also retrieved an AR-15 rifle from a truck. Hurley had apparently
picked up the rifle and was holding it when he was shot, authorities said.
"Had he survived, we would have praised his bravery in engaging a mass
shooter before anyone else was killed," King said. "He acted to defend
others. We will remember him for his selflessness."
King said the use-of-force investigation was led by the Jefferson County
Sheriff's Office. The Arvada Police Department was not involved in "critical
" parts of the inquiry, she said.
Hurley's mother, Kathleen Boleyn, said she prayed that no one else would
have to face the kind of situation her son did.
"As we pull ourselves together to move forward in life, consider using
Johnny's commitment to doing the right thing even at the greatest cost to
inspire your own actions," she said in a statement.
"I imagine that many people are angry, and that is understandable," she
added. "I would ask that instead of acting out on your anger, that you use
that energy to be the change you wish to see in the world."
After the shooting, investigators found a note at Troyke's house saying he
intended to kill "as many Arvada officers as I possibly can."
Earlier that day, Troyke's brother had asked police to check on him, saying
he planned to "do something crazy." |
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