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.
"Instead of concerning himself with self-preservation, Mr. Hurley hurried out the store, drew a concealed carry pistol from his waistband, and ran toward the shooter," according to the lawsuit.and killing him, Hurley took Troyke's AR-15 and removed the magazine.Boleyn's complaint claimed that Brownlow"determined that he needed to immediately eliminate the man in the red T-shirt without even providing a warning."would have likely been moving toward targets.
"If not for Johnny's intervention, there is no telling how many lives Troyke would have claimed," Boleyn's attorneys said in a statement on the suit. District Attorney Alexis King later cleared Brownlow after the officer claimed that it seemed like Hurley was reloading the rifle or trying to fix it.Troyke raising his weapon toward Officer Beesley."Based on the District Attorney's findings and after an internal review, the APD found that Officer Brownlow's actions were consistent with APD policy and procedures," Detective David Snelling said in a statement on the lawsuit.
"We stand by every member of the APD. We are confident that any mischaracterizations will be resolved in court," Snelling added.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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