By Kieran Nicholson
The Denver Post
PALM BEACH COUNTY Fla. — A retired Golden firefighter who was shot by sheriff’s deputies at his home in Florida died this morning as a result of his injuries.
Dallas Adkins Jr., 59, was shot March 4 by Palm Beach County deputies after neighbors called 911 to report Adkins was armed and threatening suicide.
Initially, the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office reported that Adkins had fired shots at deputies, but ballistics tests later revealed that he did not fire.
Full story: Adkins had been hospitalized in Florida in a coma since the shooting