Gunman Kills Police Officer, Bystander Before Killing Himself in Colorado

Three people are dead including one police officer after a shooting in Arvada Colorado yesterday. Of the deceased, an officer, identified as Gordon Beesley was a 19 year veteran of the Arvada Police Department. According to Arvada Deputy Chief Ed Brady, the incident began around 1:15 p.m. when an officer responded to reports of a ‘suspicious incident’ in the Old Town Square. Just after 1:30 p.m. 911 calls came in about shots fired and that an Arvada Police Officer had been hit by gunfire.

The other two people who were killed were the suspect and a bystander but, they have not yet been identified. The officer was the third to die in the line of duty in Arvada Police Department history and the first to die in a shooting. An investigation is ongoing and there is no known threat to the community.