Ronald Troyke Drove 1 Mile to Kill Arvada Officers After 2021 Rage Spiral
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 8
Ronald Troyke Drove 1 Mile to Kill Arvada Officers After 2021 Rage Spiral
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 8
Summary
A handwritten vow in Troyke’s wallet said, “Today I will kill as many Arvada officers as I possibly can,” before the 59-year-old drove to Olde Town Square in June 2021.
9:30 a.m. YouTube videos of alleged police misconduct, plus notes railing against corruption and accountability failures, captured the motive investigators later reconstructed.
A handgun, semiautomatic shotgun, AR-15-style rifle and high-capacity magazines were already in his Ford pickup as he spent more than an hour watching the square.
Olde Town Square was both a family gathering place and a regular police patrol area that Troyke knew well, setting up the encounter with Officer Gordon Beesley.