Man Who Fatally Shot Colorado Gunman Was Killed by Officer: Police

Man Who Fatally Shot Colorado Gunman Was Killed by Officer: Police
John Garrod, of Arvada, stands holding a blue line flag at the beginning of a line of about 30 police cars lined up for a procession in honor of the officer who was fatally shot in Arvada, Colo., on June 21, 2021. Colleen Slevin/AP Photo
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The Colorado man who police called a hero for having shot and killed a suspected gunman during an incident last week was killed by police while holding the suspect’s rifle, officials said.

A series of shooting incidents in the Denver suburb of Arvada on June 21 left three people dead—veteran police officer Gordon Beasley, 51; suspect gunman Ronald Troyke, 59; and onlooker John Hurley, 40.
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