‘All He Needed Was Help,’ Friends Say of Iraqi War Vet Killed in Incident With KC Police
According to police reports, the first officers were dispatched on a report of a disturbance involving an “emotionally disturbed person.” The officers heard shots being fired inside the home, and a witness told them that Sims had pointed the rifle at his father and fired a shot toward the witness with a handgun. Sims’ father told the officers that Sims actually had pointed the weapon at the ground, according to reports.
Officers summoned tactical teams to surround the area. After a standoff of about five hours, police said, Sims emerged and pointed the rifle at officers. They fired.
And Sims was dead at the age of 26.