A Colorado mother filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday after her Good Samaritan son was shot and killed by police after an officer mistakenly thought he was an active shooter.
Johnny Hurley was shot and killed after an officer mistook him for an active shooter not knowing he was actually saving lives, according to a lawsuit filed in Colorado.
Kathleen Boylen is sure that if the Arvada police officer who mistakenly killed her son had given him a warning, he would be alive today and she might not be
Courtesy Arvada Police
Officer Gordon Beesley, a 19-year Arvada Police veteran, was killed along with a second victim and the suspected shooter in Arvada on Monday, June
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Strate said during a press conference Tuesday afternoon that the investigation into the shooting was underway and did not provide more details about what led up to the incident.
Beesley’s death was a loss to the community and police department, Strate said.
“Officer Beesley was ambushed by a person who expressed hatred of police officers,” Strate said.
Beesley was a 19-year-veteran of the Arvada Police Department and worked as a school resources officer at Oberon Middle School.