RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post

Flowers, flags and notes cover a patrol car and bike outside Arvada City Hall during a memorial for Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley on June 22, 2021, in Arvada. Beesley was killed during a shooting in Olde Town Arvada.

By Terrance Carroll | Guest Commentary

June 24, 2021 at 12:42 p.m.

Terrance Carroll: Why, as a Black man, do I wear a uniform? I find the answer in public servants like Officer Beesley

Beesley’s funeral is one of too many I have attended for officers killed trying to save others