Officer Ashley Haarmann died after a reportedly 200-foot fall from a mountain path, according to BPD. Her body was covered with the American flag by members of the of BPD Command Staff before it was escorted out of the park late Thursday night.
“Actually, there were two customers that ran out and John Hurley was just faster and made it. As some eyewitnesses say, he took down the shooter,” said store manager Stephen Cohen.
A 4-page document believed to have been written by the shooter before his death was found in the suspect's apartment.
“While we yet don’t have all the facts, I can tell you that Gordon was targeted because he was wearing an Arvada police uniform and a badge,” Chief Link Strate said. “Officer Beasley was ambushed by a person who expressed hatred of police officers.”
Officer Gordon Beesley was fatally shot when he rushed to Olde Town Arvada to engage a shooter who shot and killed another man.
Arvada police Detective David Snelling said shots were fired in the area Monday afternoon that two possible suspects were “down.” He wouldn’t say whether they were injured or killed. Arvada police have not released more details about the incident.
The task force recommended using civilian city employees for enforcing traffic laws and responding to accidents.
Deputy Michael Hutton was shot while answering a call about a burglary of a semi trailer just outside the town of Hugo.
“I am leaving Colorado for palm trees and less communism,” wrote Daniel Bertelson, who spent 16 years with the Aurora Police Department.
The shooting was reported just after 3 a.m. by a professional truck driver who was awoken by noises in the area and spotted a man "actively" stealing from the back of a semi-trailer.
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