Police killing of Arvada “Samaritan” highlights difficulty in discerning “who’s a good guy and who’s a bad guy”

Three men died Monday in Olde Town Arvada, including police officer and man hailed as hero

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Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Police officers investigate the scene of an early afternoon shooting in Olde Town Arvada on June 21, 2021 in Arvada.
By Elise Schmelzer | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
June 27, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

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Elise Schmelzer

Elise Schmelzer is the public safety reporter at The Denver Post and covers police, crime and criminal justice. She previously wrote for the Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming, the Washington Post and the Colorado Springs Gazette. She studied journalism and Spanish literature at the University of Missouri. When she's not writing, she disappears into the mountains to hike and fish.