A hero's mom shares her story of grief and resolve.
after tragically taking the life of Hurley, who'd been hailed as a hero by the department. And on June 22, Johnny's mother, Kathleen Boleyn, joined by his estate, filed a lawsuit against Brownlow, who has resigned from the force, and Arvada Police Chief Link Strate for her son's death a year and a day earlier.
The day started off slowly, with the officers catching up on paperwork. But they were also strapped: Each sported a handgun and a standard-duty tool belt; Brownlow's weapon is described as a Glock 34 with a seventeen-round magazine and a bullet in the chamber. Brownlow, who reportedly feared that a second gunman was working in conjunction with the man in black, responded by firing three rounds at Hurley, who was struck in the pelvis. The wound proved fatal.
In King's view, these factors served as justification for Brownlow's choice to shoot, despite Hurley's"heroic actions that day." But the lawsuit contends that"Officer Brownlow had no reason to believe there was a second active shooter, nor did he consider that possibility until after he shot Mr. Hurley."
Whitney stands behind this language:"The facts speak for themselves. Regardless of what words are used, these three officers were inside the building, and as soon as Johnny heard the shot, he left the store he was in, moved across the square, found a spot where he could take on the shooter, and he took him out — and the officers were inside, watching. They said they were outgunned, because the shooter had a rifle and they had handguns. But that was the same situation with Johnny.
At that point, Whitney says,"All Officer Brownlow had to do, if he was assuming that this was the shooter, was to say something — because Johnny wasn't a threat. He was unloading the weapon, which witnesses saw him doing. But instead of giving any kind of command, he fired and hit Johnny from behind. There was no imminent threat, and he was clearly not the gunman Officer Brownlow had seen.
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