This is wrong. Very wrong.
“They let him fall through the cracks and he’s dead now because of it”
Used, abused and dropped like a used rubber. — jtl, 419
Image Credits: KSHB, KCTV
An Iraq War veteran died in a gunfight with police this past weekend, a tragedy that could have been avoided, his parents say, if the Kansas City VA Medical Center had only admitted him for treatment.
On Sunday, Sgt. Isaac Shawn Sims, 26, a third generation army veteran who served two tours of duty with the 82nd airborne division, was involved in a protracted police standoff which left him dead after he reportedly pointed an AK-47 at officers.
Prior to the shootout, Sims got into a fight with his father that escalated. After hearing gunshots, neighbors called the police, who relied on a SWAT team to subdue the vet.
Sims’ parents insist their…
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