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Article snippet: It began as a predawn call for the police to a disturbance at an apartment complex in a Denver suburb on Sunday. It ended, officials said, in a fusillade of more than 100 rounds fired by a barricaded gunman who shot five law enforcement officers, killing one of them. The gunman was killed by officers. Killed in the attack was Zackari Parrish, a 29-year-old deputy who had worked for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office for seven months, Sheriff Tony Spurlock said at a news conference on Sunday afternoon. He described Deputy Parrish as a “smiley kid” who was eager to serve. He is survived by a wife and two young children. Describing his meeting with the deputy’s widow, the sheriff said, “When I sat with his wife and held her hand, I could see in her eyes that her life was over.” Two civilians, who the sheriff said appeared to have been in a neighboring apartment, were also shot. Their injuries were not life-threatening. A motorcade of law enforcement vehicles escorted a hearse carrying the deputy’s body from the Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, Colo. Hours after the attack, numerous questions remained, including the gunman’s motive, the type of weapon he used, what exactly happened leading up to the attack and where the officers were positioned in relation to the suspect. The authorities on Sunday night identified the gunman as Matthew Riehl, 37. Much remains unclear about Mr. Riehl’s life and his actions leading up to the shooting, but he did have an inte... Link to the full article to read more