08-02-2018, 04:34 PM
Colorado
This is a tragic incident that went down on Monday.
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It all began early Monday morning, when a naked man pushed through a front door and entered an Aurora home. The intruder pulled a sleeping 11-year-old off the couch, then attempted to strangle him and drown him in a bathtub.
That's when the boy's grandfather Richard “Gary” Black (pictured above) bolted into action, grabbing his gun and confronting the unrelenting intruder.
Black, a 73-year-old decorated war veteran, fought back with his stepson, Chad Hayashi, but the naked man refused to back down, continuing to attack the boy and smashing a vase over Black’s head. The grandfather, who had a concealed-carry permit, then fatally shot the intruder with his 9mm pistol, an attorney for his family told The Denver Post.
When Aurora Police Department officers arrived at the scene at about 1:30 a.m., a cop shot and killed Black, whom authorities said was still armed. The department later issued a statement saying the scene was “chaotic and violent” when cops arrived.
Black was taken to the hospital after he was shot, and later died. The intruder was found dead on the floor of the bathroom.
“He was a wonderful family man who loved spending time with his grandchildren and caring for his garden,” Black’s half-sister Elisa Black-Taylor said, “He will be remembered as a hero, both for his service to his country as well as to the family who loved him.”
The officer who killed Black is on administrative reassignment with pay. He is currently under investigation for another fatal shooting that occurred about a month ago, the Black family's attorney Siddhartha Rathod told The Daily Beast. The lawyer added that typically, officers under investigation are placed on administrative duty, but this one was back in the field.
Story: https://www.thedailybeast.com/he-saved-h...t-him-dead
This is a tragic incident that went down on Monday.
It all began early Monday morning, when a naked man pushed through a front door and entered an Aurora home. The intruder pulled a sleeping 11-year-old off the couch, then attempted to strangle him and drown him in a bathtub.
That's when the boy's grandfather Richard “Gary” Black (pictured above) bolted into action, grabbing his gun and confronting the unrelenting intruder.
Black, a 73-year-old decorated war veteran, fought back with his stepson, Chad Hayashi, but the naked man refused to back down, continuing to attack the boy and smashing a vase over Black’s head. The grandfather, who had a concealed-carry permit, then fatally shot the intruder with his 9mm pistol, an attorney for his family told The Denver Post.
When Aurora Police Department officers arrived at the scene at about 1:30 a.m., a cop shot and killed Black, whom authorities said was still armed. The department later issued a statement saying the scene was “chaotic and violent” when cops arrived.
Black was taken to the hospital after he was shot, and later died. The intruder was found dead on the floor of the bathroom.
“He was a wonderful family man who loved spending time with his grandchildren and caring for his garden,” Black’s half-sister Elisa Black-Taylor said, “He will be remembered as a hero, both for his service to his country as well as to the family who loved him.”
The officer who killed Black is on administrative reassignment with pay. He is currently under investigation for another fatal shooting that occurred about a month ago, the Black family's attorney Siddhartha Rathod told The Daily Beast. The lawyer added that typically, officers under investigation are placed on administrative duty, but this one was back in the field.
Story: https://www.thedailybeast.com/he-saved-h...t-him-dead