Police: Man who shot Colorado gunman was killed by officer

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13. First comes the call from cop assassins brother. Cops are probably now on alert.

Cop is killed.

Hero kills cop with pistol. Of course that is possible but not relevant to a civil award.

2nd cop arrives as backup. Since he is there as backup, can we assume he did not walk to the scene in plain clothes? Identification as cop, not necessary.

What is not clear to me, what information was the back-up cop given by dispatch? Did someone in the neighborhood report gunfire? Did the backup arrive at the scene and find his colleague on the ground? What state of mind was the 2nd cop in?

The key to a civil award is in what information the 2nd cop had before arriving at the scene. Arriving at the scene and finding someone with an AR in his hands, any cop's instinct is to protect himself.

Notice that Hurley's family's first response is to praise their family member and not blame the 2nd cop.

Unrelated to the topic: Open carry bullshit is gonna lead to more of these incidents of a cop being called to a scene and seeing someone holding such a weapon.