Man shot dead by police who confused him for burglar he just killed

[Madmallard]

A Vietnam war veteran defending his home from an intruder was shot and killed by police who mistook the man for the assailant, Colorado authorities said Tuesday.

Colo. man shot dead by police who confused him for burglar he just killed

 

[Depick]

Poor guy survives Vietnam only to be shot in his own home by mistake. RIP Mr. Black

 

[Glenn B]

A frigging tragedy. My condolences to his family and loved ones.

 

[HIghlander]

The man shot by the officer, identified by a family member to NBC affiliate KUSA as 73-year-old Richard Black, was transported to a hospital where he died.

"This is a very heartbreaking and tragic situation for everyone involved," Aurora Police Department Chief Nick Metz said in a statement.

The resident and the home intruder have not been identified by police.

Little mixed up statement I would think?

 

[C3D]

He got fragged by his local PoPo.

 

[tirwin1]

I will be looking for more details before making any opinion. Truly sad to defend your home and then get shot afterwards.

 

[timboy]

Did they shoot his dog too?

 

[Cooolone]

Is one of the biggest issues you could face in this type of situation... Reports of gunshots and the LE responding have no way of knowing good guy or bad guy... They see gun and remove the threat!

Crazy...

 

[Celt]

Only police should have guns...

 

[Robin]

Cop should be fired. At the minimum.
Robin

 

[GOPerfect]

Hum...

 

[Robin]

The guys wife gave the dispatcher a description of what her husband was wearing, what the son was wearing and what the perp wasn't wearing.
Robin

 

[Darth]

Cop should be fired. At the minimum.
Robin

Fired, lol.

You think a citizen would be "fired" if they shot a cop in an "oopsie?"

They'd get life, at the minimum.

 

[livingston]

What went on seconds before the shooting by the officer we will never know ... Another unknown person shows up (the officer ) and the now dead man reacts . ... Trying to access the threat. ,, IF this vet saw a lot of combat in Nam in his mind he could have been back in a combat zone for a few seconds and reactions took over . .. All the training he had in the military surviving a fire fight kicked in . .. One reads about this happening. While the vet is trying to comprehend if that person was a mate to the man he just shot and wants to do him harm ... officer friendly shoots him dead .

 

[livingston]

Attorney: Aurora police should not have shot man defending his family

 

[livingston]

Elisa Black-Taylor
· July 31 at 2:17 PM ·


Here is some information for all of the reporters messaging me. Richard "Gary" Black was my half-brother. He grew up in Anderson, SC and later near Columbia. He was 73 years old. Gary graduated from The Citadel and fought in the war in Vietnam where he received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. His family is supposed to release a statement in the near future. The family is asking for privacy during this difficult time. I'm still in SC and his family has lived in Aurora, Colorado for many years. He was a wonderful family man who loved spending time with his grandchildren and caring for his garden. I've chatted with his daughter and she says he saved his family when an intruder broke into his home. He will be remembered as a hero, both for his service to his country as well as to the family who loved him. One reporter has contacted The Citadel and they're trying to locate a photo from his time there. Gary came from a military family. Our dad was a Staff Sgt. during WWII who fought at the Battle of the Bulge. This photo was given to me by my mother in 1976 and shows him receiving his awards. It was published in the Anderson newspaper in the late 1960's.

 

[Robin]

What went on seconds before the shooting by the officer we will never know ... Another unknown person shows up (the officer ) and the now dead man reacts . ... Trying to access the threat. ,, IF this vet saw a lot of combat in Nam in his mind he could have been back in a combat zone for a few seconds and reactions took over . .. All the training he had in the military surviving a fire fight kicked in . .. One reads about this happening. While the vet is trying to comprehend if that person was a mate to the man he just shot and wants to do him harm ... officer friendly shoots him dead .

Bullshit.
Robin

 

[1911guy]

The guys wife gave the dispatcher a description of what her husband was wearing, what the son was wearing and what the perp wasn't wearing.
Robin

I read somewhere that the information was not passed on to the responding officers.

 

[Robin]

I read somewhere the cop was just back at work after killing another guy. Yeah, he just wanted to go home that night, the victim was at home that night.
Robin

 

[Saltwater60]

Is one of the biggest issues you could face in this type of situation... Reports of gunshots and the LE responding have no way of knowing good guy or bad guy... They see gun and remove the threat!

Crazy...

Yep that’s why we need to be careful. Try your best to have whoever’s calling 911 describe who you are and your the good guy. I know it’s tough, but that thought crosses my mind and I’ve told my wife to do the same thing.

 

[Airborneguy]

Cop should be fired. At the minimum.
Robin

Based on what? Just to appease you? You’re clearly angry and just want blood, your posts here make that obvious.

Thankfully our system doesn’t work that way.

 

[Airborneguy]

Fired, lol.

You think a citizen would be "fired" if they shot a cop in an "oopsie?"

They'd get life, at the minimum.

Sure about that?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/newsma...s-during-noknock-raid-ehraX84ZEUi9Q0___1p4XA/

 

[holdover]

Put yourself in the officers shoes for a minute, its dark , there's been a shooting ,your entering a house where there is someone with a gun . That's all you got. Clearly a mistake has made. Unfortunately, you get only one chance to do it right. If your wrong , your dead. Or in this case an innocent man.

This is the nature of the job they do . to be put into life or death situations often without any or little information . The expectation of perfect performance under stress not realistic. Police fuck up like everyone else. Then again maybe it was dark the man didn't know they were police and pointed the gun at them , We don't know.

 

[Robin]

Based on what? Just to appease you? You’re clearly angry and just want blood, your posts here make that obvious.

Thankfully our system doesn’t work that way.

Don't know where you came up with that take. Angry(?), yes, After a proper department review, yes. Whitewash(?), No! Chips my brother, let them fall where they may, like everyone else, its just my opinion based on all I could find on the subject.
Robin

 

[Airborneguy]

Your statement was pretty definitive, absent an investigation. What you just said above is much more reasonable.

 

[Yeti]

Hate to see a cop hunting,seems like they see a gun they shoot you dead.

 

[Robin]

Your statement was pretty definitive, absent an investigation. What you just said above is much more reasonable.

No, only in your mind Airborne. I haven't said anything that even hints at revocation of due process.
Robin

 

[Airborneguy]

“Cop should be fired. At the minimum,” sure sounds like a conclusion to me but I’ll take your word that I’m somehow misinterpreting it.

 

[Bushmaster]

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