Officer killed in Denver-area shooting 'targeted' due to his profession, police say
Denver-area police on Tuesday said that an officer who was killed in a shooting near a local library the previous day was “ambushed” and “targeted” because he was a police officer. Arvada Police Chief Link Strate said in a press conference that Officer Gordon Beasley, who served with the police department for 19 years as a patrol, motorcycle traffic and school resource officer, was “targeted because he was wearing an Arvada Police uniform and a badge.” “Officer Beasley was ambushed by a person who expressed hatred of police officers,” Strate said of the suspect, who w...
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