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Johnny Hurley was hailed by police as a hero for shooting and killing a gunman they say had killed one officer and expressed hatred for police in a Denver suburb. But when another officer rushed in to respond and saw Hurley holding the suspect’s AR-15, he shot Hurley, killing him, police revealed Friday.
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Arvada Police Officer Gordon Beesley “was targeted because he was wearing an Arvada police uniform and a badge,” police Chief Link Strate said at a news conference.
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On Monday, Colorado police officer Gordon Beesley was killed along with two other people during a shooting in the city of Arvada, Colo. He is the fourth Colorado police officer to die on the job this year.
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A bill crafted partly in response to the death of Elijah McClain that places limits on when paramedics can sedate people with ketamine is on the desk of Gov. Jared Polis for his consideration. Yet House Bill 1251 faces ongoing opposition from police, fire and emergency services groups. Supporters say it will ban paramedics from using the powerful drug in situations where officers wrongfully seek to subdue people.
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Monte Mills, an Indian law professor at the University of Montana, says the ruling is a step forward in affirming tribal sovereignty.
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A team of outside law enforcement agencies and city officials are launching separate investigations into the forceful arrest of a 73-year-old Loveland woman with dementia who left a store without paying for about $14 of items last year.
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The bill would prevent paramedics from using ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, and similar drugs to “subdue, sedate, or chemically incapacitate” people, including those simply deemed suspicious, like Elijah McClain was when police stopped him, as well as those suspected of crimes.
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A prosecutor vowed Sunday to bring charges against anyone that can be identified who damaged property or caused injuries at a party involving hundreds of people near the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Rep. Leslie Herod’s bill is a response to the death of Elijah McClain and comes after KUNC revealed more than 900 ketamine sedations for excited or agitated people around the state in 2.5 years.
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In dozens of Colorado communities, co-responder teams respond to emergency calls helping de-escalate, evaluate and connect people in crisis with services instead of jail time. Law enforcement leaders say these programs and indispensable and need to expand.