Waiting for news

"Officers arrived at the scene and ordered the man to drop the weapon, the police captain said. The man allegedly pointed the weapon at the officers, and they shot him.  The man was taken to the County Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m.  Officers recovered a "replica" of a Beretta firearm from the suspect."

While the police are withholding the name of the man until his family can be notified, I have heard that it may be C, a friend of my good friend, T's.  T is worried sick and we hope this is some bizarre mistake.  She has been calling C's house since she heard and he has not answered.  C is an older man, he had major heart surgery last year and went through quite a bit to get back to living on his own again.  He's a wonderful artist.  We just can't imagine he would wave a weapon, even a replica, at a police office.  

I try to concentrate on work, but I find myself going back and googling his name over and over to see if any new reports surface.