Lawsuit Targets Police Who Killed Armed Citizen After He Stopped Active Shooter

The mother of a licensed concealed carrier who was killed by police after stopping an active shooter is suing the police department responsible for her son’s death.

Kathleen Boelyn, the mother of Johnny Hurley filed suit against former Arvada, Colorado police officer Kraig Brownlow and Chief of Police Link Strate on Wednesday. The suit alleges a violation of Mr. Hurley’s constitutional rights because former Officer Brownlow failed to identify himself before fatally shooting Hurley from behind.

“Mr. Hurley’s death was not the result of a misfortunate split-second judgment call gone wrong, but the result of a deliberate and unlawful use of deadly force,” the suit reads.