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Hero who stopped Colorado gunman shot dead by police in case of mistaken identity
NYPost ^ | 02 26 2021 | Jesse Oneill

Posted on 06/27/2021 3:21:10 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

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Police statement video at link.
1 posted on 06/27/2021 3:21:10 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen
Another story on this subject, from two days ago (different source):

Bystander who gunned down suspect in Colorado officer’s killing was fatally shot by police: Authorities.

2 posted on 06/27/2021 3:23:56 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: yesthatjallen

Winng friends in the community that supports them. Less suppprt everyday lately.


3 posted on 06/27/2021 3:24:01 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: yesthatjallen

The original way I heard this was that the murderer had killed the Concealed Carry guy.

It’s not a good idea to hold the gun of the murderer, if that was the case, here.


4 posted on 06/27/2021 3:32:00 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: yesthatjallen

No good deed goes unpunished. :(


5 posted on 06/27/2021 3:32:12 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: yesthatjallen

I think it’s unconscionable that a government employee can shoot someone - justified, unjustified or indeterminate - and the name of that shooter not be released to the public as quickly as possible (like the next morning).

The public right to know FAR outweighs any concern for police privacy...or even safety. It’s wrong that Ashli Babbitt’s shooter remains unknown and it’s wrong this shooter’s name is not known.


6 posted on 06/27/2021 3:36:20 PM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Shoot, survey and holster... Unless you shot a lot and your barrel is very hot. In that case. Clear, ground and back up.


7 posted on 06/27/2021 3:36:44 PM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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“he was brutally ambushed and murdered by someone who expressed hatred towards”...

...Citizens who weren’t asked to produce vaccination papers.


8 posted on 06/27/2021 3:37:28 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: yesthatjallen

This why ccw people should reconsider doing things like this unless they can do so from a more hidden position, then get the hell out of there and either go to a police station after calling their attorney, or just vanish if they can do that.

otherwise if your life isn’t in direct danger, don’t even do it. ccw folks are not cops and we should never presume to take on that role. Everyone else there that day made their own choices whether to be armed or not. We should not have to play police for everyone who is unarmed, only to be looked at by cops as the thug and shot to death.

you want protection? carry. be responsible for yourself.


9 posted on 06/27/2021 3:39:55 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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If the hero has family a Go Fund Me page should be started for him. I assume the Police take care of family members of their own.


10 posted on 06/27/2021 3:49:46 PM PDT by Nateman (If the Left Is not screaming , you are doing it wrong..)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I didn’t know that merely holding a firearm in public is grounds for being shot dead by a cop.


11 posted on 06/27/2021 3:49:55 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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Johnny Hurley made the tragic mistake of picking up the suspects' rifle. He should have just kicked it away from the suspect and holstered his own weapon.

Hindsight is 20/20.

I know these decisions are split-second. I have to ask, are cops trained to ask suspects to 'drop their weapon' or are they told to shoot the person they see holding a weapon without assessing the situation?

12 posted on 06/27/2021 3:51:55 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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"I didn’t know that merely holding a firearm in public is grounds for being shot dead by a cop."

this....

13 posted on 06/27/2021 3:52:22 PM PDT by cherry
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Sounds like the second cop shot first without asking any questions or giving the guy with the gun an opportunity to be taken in custody.


14 posted on 06/27/2021 4:02:07 PM PDT by 1malumprohibitum
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I checked . There is a go fund me page for the hero.
15 posted on 06/27/2021 4:03:52 PM PDT by Nateman (If the Left Is not screaming , you are doing it wrong..)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

It is an especially dangerous time when states legalize open/concealed carry while too many of their cops still freak out and fill their diapers at the sight of a firearm. Idiot cops will demand permits and ID when no such thing is needed. Or they’ll arrest or shoot people who exercise their new rights. Plenty of video of such idiocy on the net.


16 posted on 06/27/2021 4:05:11 PM PDT by MercyFlush (A wise man once said nothing. )
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Way to go dipsh*t. Cop needs to be fired and sued by the family.


17 posted on 06/27/2021 4:05:30 PM PDT by Dave911
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Probably protecting a woman or minority cop.


18 posted on 06/27/2021 4:06:33 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: CivilWarBrewing
I didn’t know that merely holding a firearm in public is grounds for being shot dead by a cop.

Bump! The cop that shot the good guy needs to do serious prison time (life) or be executed himself. Put me on his jury!

19 posted on 06/27/2021 4:11:54 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: Wilderness Conservative

The Police do not give a damn if you support them or not. They have the guns and as this poor soul found out the hard way, the willingness to use them. Anyone who believes the Police are on our side [whatever that means] when they get the orders to round us up is in for a rude awakening. It was the Local Police who in World War 2 rounded up the Jews when ordered. And turned them over to the SS. But keep believing that the Police are on your side. When the ball goes up, the Police will do as they are told.


20 posted on 06/27/2021 4:22:12 PM PDT by sport
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