Thomas Joseph Dietz Jr.

On a summer morning in Aurora, Colorado, a dedicated police officer, Patrolman Thomas Joseph Dietzman, Jr., a 34-year-old male, was ready to take a significant step in his career. It was August 16, 1985, and Dietzman, a five-year veteran of the Aurora Police Department, was at the department's firing range to test for a coveted position with the SWAT team. He had already successfully completed the physical agility portion of the tryouts and was the first of the applicants to move on to the firea ...