The officer had “objectively reasonable grounds” to believe he and others faced imminent danger when he fatally shot bystander John Hurley
who fatally shot a bystander hailed as a heroThe officer, whose identity has not been made public, had "objectively reasonable grounds" to believe the officer and others faced imminent danger when the officer opened fire June 21 in Arvada, north of Denver, killing a bystander, John Hurley, 40, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King told reporters.
Troyke had also retrieved an AR-15 rifle from a truck. Hurley had apparently picked up the rifle and was holding it when he was shot, authorities said. Hurley's mother, Kathleen Boleyn, said she prayed that no one else would have to face the kind of situation her son did.