The Death Of A Simple, Troubled Man

Jim Schoettler: POMONA PARK — Jacob Mullins and his dad dashed from their front door as gunshots erupted across the narrow road in this Putnam County hamlet.

They stopped at the edge of their property after spotting a man lying face down in his yard 50 feet away. Mullins saw three deputies, guns drawn, standing over the lifeless body. One reached down to touch him.

"All right, Alfred, we're going to roll you over now," he said.