Colorado man who intervened after ambush on officer was fatally shot by police
John Hurley confronted and shot a man who killed a police officer in an ambush. Hurley was holding the gunman's AR-15 when a responding officer shot him, police said.
So as far as the evidence gathered of the time of this post, a wellness check was called on a man ( Ronald Troyke) because his brother thought he was going to do something crazy. There is video evidence of Troyke walking after a police officer who it seems like he shot. The officer, Gordon Beesley, died from his injuries.
When Troyke shot, Beesley, he went back to his truck to change his firearm to an AR-15. A Good Samaritan named John Hurley saw this, drew his handgun and shot Troyke to prevent any further loss of life.
Hurley proceeded to pick up the AR-15 at the wrong time. An officer came on the scene, saw Hurley holding the AR-15 and promptly shot him dead.
No one is talking about this. This is why I fear the cops. Because they basically excused the officer who killed the Hero that prevented further loss of life. And instead of holding the officer to any measure that you and I would be held to, they said the tragedy that took Hurley's life lies squarely on Troyke.
I don't want to whitewash things. This was a dangerous situation for police officers. A man with possibly some degree of delusion actively hunted them down. That's frightening stuff. Bar none. And I wish that on no one. But that doesn't excuse all actions after that.
I'm not surprised I'm not hearing that much about this. There's not a winning side for anyone. "Back the Blue No Matter What" loses its luster when the other cause "A Good Guy with a Gun can stop an active shooting" runs up against this.
I mean, here it is. It actually, truly happened. A man stepped up when he could have ran away, and prevented other cops from being killed. This whole thing is a travesty from beginning to end.
