Police: Man who shot Colorado gunman was killed by officer
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ARVADA, Colo. (AP) – A man who intervened in a shooting that killed a police officer near Denver was shot and killed by a responding officer while holding the suspect’s AR-15, police said Friday.
Johnny Hurley, who has been described by police as a hero who prevented further bloodshed, shot suspect Ronald Troyke on Monday after Troyke gunned down Arvada Officer Gordon Beesley with a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun.
After shooting Beesley twice, Troyke shot out the windows of police cars in the city’s downtown district, returned to his truck to get an AR-15 and was confronted by Hurley, who shot him with a handgun. When an officer arrived, Hurley was holding Troyke’s AR-15 and the officer opened fire, police said.
A responding officer fired the shot that killed “good Samaritan” Johnny Hurley during the shooting in Olde Town Arvada on Monday that also left a veteran officer and his suspected ambusher dead, Arvada police confirmed Friday.
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