Colorado good \u2018Samaritan\u2019 who killed gunman fatally shot by cop while holding suspect\u2019s rifle, police say<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the statement from the local police chief:<\/p>\n \u201cAt 1:18 p.m., a call was received about a \u201csuspicious person\u201d in the Olde Town area by a teenager who said an older man made a noise and showed them a condom, police said. When Beesley arrived at the area, he parked in an alley and began walking. Troyke parked his truck in the same alley moments later.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe suspect got out of his truck with a 12 gauge semi-automatic shotgun, ran after Officer Beesley and yelled at him,\u201d police said. \u201cOfficer Beesley stopped, turned and immediately was shot twice by the suspect. Officer Beesley did not reach for his gun and takes no defensive action \u2013 he simply turns in response to the suspect who then shoots and kills him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Troyke then shot out the windows of police patrol cars in the area and into the air, police said. He walked back to the truck and retrieved an AR-15, police said.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe suspect ran back towards the Olde Town Square with the long gun, where he was confronted by Mr. Hurley,\u201d the timeline said. \u201cMr. Hurley then shot the suspect with a handgun.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cA responding Arvada Police Officer then encountered Mr. Hurley, who was holding the suspect\u2019s AR-15,\u201d police wrote. \u201cThe officer shot him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n I\u2019ve written about the danger of being shot by responding officers after intervening in an active killer attack many times, but I\u2019ve never given precise guidelines about how to handle the post-shooting procedures in order to reduce the chance of being mistakenly killed.\u00a0 This article describes exactly what you should consider doing to keep from being killed by other first responders during an active killer attack.<\/p>\n This is probably not how you want to appear to police officers responding to an active shooter scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n -Aiming gun at the suspect<\/p>\n -At a low ready position<\/p>\n -At a high compressed ready (\u201cchest ready\u201d) or SUL position<\/p>\n -Gun holstered.\u00a0 Hand on gun.<\/p>\n -Gun holstered.\u00a0 Hands in the air.<\/p>\n -Gun on the ground.\u00a0 Hands in the air.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll ultimately have to decide which is the best position to adopt depending on your analysis of how dangerous the suspect remains or the presence of additional suspects.\u00a0 Just realize that the higher up on the list you appear when the cops arrive, the greater the chance that you will be shot.<\/p>\n With her hand on her holstered pistol, this CCW permit carrier looks a lot less threatening to responding officers but she is still prepared to re-engage if necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you are afraid to holster the gun because further action seems imminent, bring the gun close to your body and cover it with the support hand. Get some cover as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I personally like the idea of holstering your gun.\u00a0 In a recent online discussion, my friend (and amazing shooter) Kirk Clark commented that knowing you can make fast and accurate first shots from the holster allows you the ability to keep the gun less visible and decreases your chance of being shot by responding police.<\/p>\n It\u2019s comforting knowing that if the bad guy becomes animated again, you could shoot him with your holstered firearm in less than a second.\u00a0 If you have superior drawing\/shooting skills you can afford to take the time to holster your weapon so as to appear less of a threat to responding cops.<\/p>\n What\u2019s your draw to first hit time with your CCW holster?\u00a0 If it\u2019s at or near two seconds or more, that may not be fast enough.<\/p>\n There are no tactical advantages for disarming the killer if he is truly incapacitated, yet your efforts to disarm him may be what gets you shot by responding cops.\u00a0 The juice isn\u2019t worth the squeeze.<\/p>\n Think about this particular case.\u00a0 Our CCW rescuer dramatically increased his chances of being shot by the cops while he had a long gun in his hands.\u00a0 The responding cops don\u2019t know that you are the good guy attempting to unload a murder weapon.<\/li>\n As cops are arriving on scene,\u00a0 they are quickly trying to get \u201cfeel\u201d for what\u2019s going on.\u00a0 They are comparing what they see to what dispatch has told them is happening.\u00a0 They are quickly talking to people to find out where the suspect(s) and victim(s) are.\u00a0 Doing all this while knowing you might be the next victim, makes many elements of this response sequence overwhelming for the responding cops.<\/p>\n The cops are operating on limited information and an intuition about what is happening.\u00a0 They are primarily looking for suspects.\u00a0 It\u2019s in your best interest to not look like one.\u00a0 Don\u2019t stand there with a gun in hand.<\/p>\n Look like a \u201chelper\u201d instead.\u00a0 Do what you can to provide assistance.\u00a0 Instruct people to call 911.\u00a0 Keep people away from the bad guy.\u00a0 Move people to cover.\u00a0 Get people away from potential threats.\u00a0 Start providing medical care to the injured.\u00a0\u00a0 Looking like a \u201chelper\u201d and not looking like a \u201csuspect\u201d is what will minimize the chances of your being shot by either responding officers or another CCW carrier.<\/p>\n In a horrible event like an active killer scene, your gun will seem like the most important piece of life saving equipment you can hold on to. It is exactly that, until the cops arrive. At some point in the engagement, the gun will do more to put you in danger than it will to protect you against the killer(s). Recognize that fact and don\u2019t be seen standing over a pile of dead bodies with your pistol out and at the ready.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Colorado last week [June 22, 2021]\u00a0 an active killer shot a police officer and then began to fire his shotgun at other targets in the crowded downtown area.\u00a0 After running out of ammo, the killer then went to his vehicle and swapped his shotgun out for an AR-15 rifle and continued firing. 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\nWhile using a long gun gives you a tactical advantage as compared to responding using your concealed handgun, it also makes you much more likely to be shot by the cops.\u00a0 Even amped up and poorly trained cops know that there are lots of \u201cgood guys\u201d packing CCW pistols.\u00a0 There are comparatively few CCW carriers who run around public areas with a long gun.\u00a0 Like it or not, long gun in public = \u201cbad guy\u201d in most cops\u2019 brains.<\/li>\n