Spartan Warrior wants POLICE to "GET THE #$%& OUT OF HERE". Charges police with a HOMEMADE SPEAR.

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A woman called 9 1 1 shortly after 3 p.m. on May 19, 20 23, to report that her brother, later identified as David Gaylor, 42 years old, informed her he purchased a rope and was planning on killing himself. Gaylor told his sister that if she arrived at his apartment, he would kill her as well. Gaylor’s sister provided his address, 25 25 Tingley drive southwest. She also said Gaylor was diagnosed as having schizoaffective and bipolar disorder.

Officers were dispatched to that location. One of the officers, who is trained in enhanced crisis intervention, spoke with Gaylor’s sister by phone to get more information about the situation. The officer requested a Mobile Crisis Unit, but there were no units available.

Officers attempted to make contact with Gaylor at his apartment, but he refused to answer the door. Officers tried speaking with Gaylor through the closed door and through an open window in the back of the apartment. One of his sisters male friends was there as well to try to mediate the situation.

As officers walked toward the front door for a second time, Gaylor opened the door, turned the corner and lunged at the closest officer with a 6-foot pole with a knife taped to the end. The officer drew his handgun as he backed away from Gaylor and ordered Gaylor to drop the makeshift spear.

As Gaylor stepped toward the first officer, he noticed the other two officers to his right, in the breezeway. They also stepped back and drew lethal and less-lethal weapons. Gaylor eventually turned his attention to those officers and advanced toward them, as they told him to drop his weapon.

One of the officers attempted to utilize his Taser, using Close Quarter Cartridges. He deployed the Taser two times but it had no affect. The first two probes impacted Gaylor, but the second deployment did not have any connection. When the Taser was deployed, Gaylor began to swipe his makeshift spear to cut the leads.

Gaylor continued to advance toward the two officers with his weapon, and both officers fired their handguns. Gaylor was struck by the gunfire multiple times. Officers and rescue personnel attempted lifesaving measures, but Gaylor died as a result of his wounds.

I reached out to some people close to David but they did not want to make any comments regarding the situation or talk about David on a personal level. I found one post speaking personally of David from one of his friends. Quote. These people were the people who were most special to us and David Gaylor is right there on the far right. 30 years after the first time we skated together behind the Albertsons in Hobbs. He made Jr High survivable and was there for my first psychedelic experience. He came to see me every year for awhile and even more often the last few years since "redacted" and I met. He was always selfless and would never ask for anything for himself. He would come to the cup or to visit and get high as fuck on some good weed and then get real quiet and chill. I'm going to miss our times having a beer and a joint and just talking. He was the most gentle and kindest person I ever knew and would have given anyone the shirt off of his back. He was one of my oldest and dearest friends and was truly like a brother to me over the years. We will miss you so much brother.

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