Meet Jeff Ferguson.
Just an average guy, a doctor by trade. Who at least 50 people in Colorado Springs may owe their lives to.
We sort of think you're an everyday American hero, doc. So glad you were there.
via Grand Junction Daily Sentinel AP:
"COLORADO SPRINGS — A Colorado doctor with a concealed-weapon permit said he grabbed his gun and guarded an exit at a medical building as dozens of people fled from a gunman who had taken two hostages.
Authorities in Colorado Springs said the hostages were released before police shot and fatally wounded the gunman Tuesday. No one else was hurt.
Police identified the gunman as Dominic Oliver, 28, of Colorado Springs.
A doctor at the practice, Jeff Ferguson, told KKTV he retrieved his gun from its storage place and protected an exit as an estimated 50 people fled down a stairway.
“If this guy opens this door, I’m going to have to shoot him,” Ferguson said. “I was absolutely prepared to shoot him, yes.”..." (Read more? Click title)
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February 29, 2012
December 14, 2011
SandBox Comments: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "Glenwood man accused of firing at deputy was drunk'
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"A man accused of firing multiple times at a Garfield County Sheriff’s Department deputy Monday was intoxicated at the time and had a history of getting out of hand when drunk, an arrest affidavit said.
The affidavit said neighbors told investigators that Craig Dance, 61, has been suicidal, and one neighbor said she “had always known that this was going to happen,” referring to Monday’s incident.
Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Denise Lynch on Tuesday set bond at $500,000 in the case.
Dance lives on Westbank Road south of Glenwood Springs. He is accused of firing on a deputy who responded to a welfare check at his home late Monday afternoon. The deputy hid behind his patrol vehicle and was uninjured. The vehicle was struck by multiple bullets.
Dance surrendered peacefully several hours later after holing up in his home. He is being held in Garfield County Jail...."
(Dennis Webb)
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"A man accused of firing multiple times at a Garfield County Sheriff’s Department deputy Monday was intoxicated at the time and had a history of getting out of hand when drunk, an arrest affidavit said.
The affidavit said neighbors told investigators that Craig Dance, 61, has been suicidal, and one neighbor said she “had always known that this was going to happen,” referring to Monday’s incident.
Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Denise Lynch on Tuesday set bond at $500,000 in the case.
Dance lives on Westbank Road south of Glenwood Springs. He is accused of firing on a deputy who responded to a welfare check at his home late Monday afternoon. The deputy hid behind his patrol vehicle and was uninjured. The vehicle was struck by multiple bullets.
Dance surrendered peacefully several hours later after holing up in his home. He is being held in Garfield County Jail...."
(Dennis Webb)
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