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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 11:26 AM Jul 2018

Police in suburban Denver kill resident who shot intruder

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AURORA, Colo. — Jul 30, 2018, 9:38 PM ET

A man who fatally shot an intruder in his suburban Denver home early Monday was killed by responding officers who saw him holding a weapon, investigators said.

Police received multiple calls about a break-in at the home at about 1:30 a.m., and when officers arrived, they heard gunshots inside, The Aurora Sentinel reported .

Aurora police, who described the scene in a statement as "very chaotic and violent," said they encountered an armed man and fatally shot him. That man turned out to be the person who lived in the home. A second man, the suspected intruder, was found dead during a search.

"This is a very heartbreaking and tragic situation for everyone involved," Police Chief Nick Metz said. "We are providing assistance through our victim advocates to help the family of the deceased resident through this very difficult time."


https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-suburban-denver-kill-resident-shot-intruder-56928012
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Police in suburban Denver kill resident who shot intruder (Original Post) workinclasszero Jul 2018 OP
Shoot first, ask questions later equals police training in too many locales. brush Jul 2018 #1
This is where the good guy with a gun scenario falls apart workinclasszero Jul 2018 #3
This is what happens when cops are allowed to get by with shooting by merely "claiming" they saw gun hlthe2b Jul 2018 #2
 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
3. This is where the good guy with a gun scenario falls apart
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 11:39 AM
Jul 2018

The cops show up to an armed home invasion and a guy is standing there with a gun......

Like doctors, cops bury their mistakes as well it seems.

hlthe2b

(105,874 posts)
2. This is what happens when cops are allowed to get by with shooting by merely "claiming" they saw gun
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 11:35 AM
Jul 2018

Tragic.

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