![]() ![]() on a report of a verbal disturbance between two males. Later on Sunday afternoon, investigators searched two vehicles: a Ford Mustang LX and a four-door, maroon Chevrolet sedan. The plate on the Mustang said “Veteran of Iraq War.”ĭeputies were called to the apartment in the 3400 block of County Line Road near Colorado Boulevard at 3 a.m. Deputies closed down a stretch of County Line Road between University Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard for hours while the incident unfolded. Three of the wounded were taken to Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, and four were taken to Littleton Adventist Hospital. SMKwvg2KEqīoulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle’s son, Jeff, was among the wounded deputies, according to the sheriff’s Facebook page. The law enforcement procession is heading south on Broadway from Littleton hospital. A nearby Michaels crafts store quickly sold out of wide blue ribbon. Parrish’s neighbors in Highlands Ranch tied blue ribbons to trees in support of the fallen officer. Firefighters stood, saluting, on their trucks along the procession route, and some residents stood on street corners with American flags.Ī gofundme page for Parrish’s family was set up, but the sheriff’s office urged people to send donations to the Douglas County Fallen Officer Fund instead. ![]() Parrish’s body was moved from Littleton Adventist Hospital in a black hearse, accompanied by dozens of law enforcement vehicles and motorcycles as it drove south on Broadway toward C-470. Riehl at one time worked as a lawyer in Rawlins, Wyo. The sheriff’s office identified the gunman as Matthew Riehl, an Iraq war veteran who has posted a number of anti-law-enforcement videos on YouTube. Spurlock declined to provide further details. Spurlock said the gunman had no apparent criminal history, but he was well known to law enforcement. “Our hearts and prayers go out to them as well, as just regular people trying to live their life, disrupted by this individual,” Spurlock said. Two people in adjacent apartments were wounded, but their injuries were not life-threatening, Spurlock said. Castle Rock police officer Thomas O’Donnell, 41, was also wounded. The injured deputies are Michael Doyle, 28 Taylor Davis, 30 and Jeff Pelle, 32. … It was very difficult today to go see Zack the last time.” When I sat with his wife and held her hand, I could see in her eyes, her life is over. He added: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Zackari. “They had many hopes and dreams and he was doing his job, and he was doing his job well, and his life was taken from us this morning,” Spurlock said. Parrish had been a deputy for about seven months. Spurlock said Parrish is survived by a wife and two young daughters. He knew we were coming, and we obviously let him know we were there to investigate the disturbance.” So it was more of an ambush type of attack on our officers. “I do know all of them were shot very, very quickly, and they all went down almost within seconds of each other. “They tried to pull him out but were unable to due to their injuries. “When (Parrish) was shot, and went down, the other officers went down right around him,” Spurlock said. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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