Dean Heerdt

How they died

Deadly force

Aurora police responded to a home around 2 a.m. after a person in the home called 911 to report that a man inside the residence was armed with a firearm and "acting erratically," police said. officers heard a gunshot from within the residence and made entry. Trimble, armed with two handguns and wearing body armor, was eventually located in a back bedroom along with Heerdt. Trimble ignored numerous orders to put down the weapon. Based on him pointing his guns in the direction of both the officers and Heerdt, Officers Zachary Ploch and David Kaufman shot and killed Trimble. During this exchange of gunfire, Trimble also opened fire, killing Heerdt.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Dean Heerdt, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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