im glad the officer is ok and im sooooo sad about Daryl. I have been bringing him food, church tracks, CHRISTmas gifts, thanksgiving dinner and talked to him for years. He was always very sweet natured, never rude and always polite. I cried today for Daryl that his life has ended. I cannot imagine that he was violent in anyway. im so very sad.

thank you to the police officer for protecting our town and doing her job as well and im sad you had to get hurt and that the whole event even happened. our prayers go out to her as well.

I saddens me to hear abut Daryl we too have givenn to him many times over the 20 years we have lived here. sometimes the streets can be cruel and aftert so many years he just let lose of what was inside, hurt, fear and lonelliness. We all know he had a good heart and this was a very sad happening. Thank God the police officer is ok and may Daryl rest in peace now

I'm so saddened by this horrific ending of Daryl's life. For 21 years I've put food in the garbage can in front of my shop in the Lamps Plus Plaza because he was too shy to take it from me directly. He always treated me and my clients with respect and there was never any hint of violence. Dublin will miss this poor sole. Janie

So sad he has been a fixture in Dublin since I was a teen I raised my son here and we have always helped Daryl out and always showed him compassion no matter what he was never ill mannered or shownb any aggression this is so sad I am grateful the officer is okay but let me ask where was her backup we all know that Dublin pd shows up in force for all incidents

I have lived in Dublin for several years now and have had 3- 4 interactions with the Dublin Police. With each interation I have found the officers to be disrespectful and innapropritely aggresive and rude. Knowing that my sales and property tax fund this department and officer's salary, I am quite displeased at the behavior of these officers and their unproffesional behavior. I am also curious as to why I see virtually no diversity on this force. It seems that when I run errands or shop, that I consistantly see someone pulled over, particulary on Dublin Blvd or Village pkwy, and a Caucasion, shaved head officer, adressing the driver. I have had similar complaints voiced to me by neighbors and fellow residents. I happen to be a late 40's, blue collar, Caucasion: someone that I would consider to be very representitive of the Dublin population. I am disturbed by this shooting. I have had casual conversatios with this man on several occasions and consider him a "ficture" around Dublin. I am very concerned over this incidence due to my personal negative experiences with this police force. Are we unwittingly "incubating" another "Los Angeles" style police force ?

This poor man was always present around the corner from my home. Always walking around and never showed any signs of violence. He never seemed to bother anybody. I am ashamed that a police who has 20 years of extensive training, would not know how to defend herself other then to pull a trigger and end a mans life. It is very sad that it has to get to this point. I do not think anyone ever felt he was a threat to the community, he was just another familiar face in Dublin. The articles depict the situation to favor the police officer, and not of the man who's life was taken because the officer was not able to find a better way to forcefully control him. It is funny because when I read these articles they treat poor Darly, the poor man who was shot, like a vicious criminal. When I found out who was killed I only thought the opposite, what a poor man who was a victim of this officer's inability to react correctly to the situation put in front of her. If she was a police from Dublin, surely she was familiar with him, who hasn't seen him wandering our streets?

I've lived in Dublin my whole life and have never once heard of him being violent or drunk. I hope this is properly investigated and it's not dismissed due to the fact that he was homeless. I also find it hard to beleive that there was no back up and he could not be detained by use of pepper spray or taser.

And yet he had several arrests for fighting and public drunkenness. The officer did proper procedure and called for backup. Apparently they hadn't arrived before she was attacked. If she didn't shoot him, he would have slammed her head into the concrete. There are reports that she was a bloody mess. I salute this officer who was gravely hurt in the line of duty, that's where my sympathies lie, not with a mean, vicious, homeless drunk!

While I am very familiar with Daryl and never found him to be threatening, I think we all need to be very careful about judging a police officer and their reaction to a situation in which they are attacked. We have never walked in those shoes and it is very unfair, in my opinion, to pass judgement.
I am very touched at how many of us were saddened by this news. It just shows what a compassionate group we have here in Dublin where a transient is considered part of our community and his passing is mourned.

It is a sad day to hear of the death of Daryl. He has been a fixture in this town for over 20 years as our resident homeless gentleman and everyone has had some interaction with him. He never seemed violent before and it is a shame he came to such an end. My son had just spoken to him last night just a few hours before this incident and brought him some food for dinner. I am sad to think that that was probably his last meal. My heart also goes out to injured officer. May Daryl finally find the peace that so eluded him in life.

An unfortunate inciedent to be sure. Chu and Jessica are barking up the wrong tree. Seriously how tragic the man's life ended. But you forget he was beating the officer and she was already injured when she shot to protect her own life. By the way - something she and all the other officers do 24 hours a day for your protection. As the widow of a police officer - I can be sympathetic to his tragic loss of life but you obviously don't know all the facts and nor do I- He was obviously a threat to her since he was kicking her, beating her and smashing her head into the pavement, and had been kicked out of safeway 45 minutes prior to this incident and very agitated earlier in the day as I stood behind him at the ATM machine at the Bank of the West- so sorry- but do your complaining elsewhere- and I hope the next time you need help - you are a bit more respectful for those who put their lives at risk for you every day.

I've lived in Dublin almost 20 years and through my expierence this man has never been violent. This is a sad this day. I will miss him walking by my work every friday morning. RIP Daryl

You think the woman cop would of called for backup and ready herself the moment she became aware it could get violent. If you were a cop and saw a suspicious man walking near a freeway enterance at 1:30 am wouldn't you approach the situation cautiously? Something is not making sense, its as simple as that.

The people of Dublin clearly did not find him to be a threat. To quote you Amy,

"Really? If someone on the streets needs to be forcefully controlled, do you want them wandering your neighborhood?"

This by no means at all give the right to kill this person.
What I am saying is the situation was not dealt with the way that our community should be proud of. It is horrible nowadays that the police must resort to shooting and killing a person. Their training should allow them to be able to control someone without murdering them. A trained police officer should be able to control a person who has never been trained in any sort of self defense. This happened in Dublin, remember, not in Compton. I feel scared to think that even a person who is trained to handle situations like this. Because come on, if you become a police officer you know that you are not going to be sitting at a desk filing papers all day, you know that you will be put in situations similar to these. This officer had over 20 years in duty. Is anyone else afraid that these trigger happy police are "protecting" our city?

I agree with most of the comments above. It seems that the officer, who is trained for these situations and how to react, could have contained it without shooting a man dead. That seems a bit heavy handed to say the least. Of course I do not know the situation, but I have also seen very aggressive police work, and know that it happens. It is too bad this had to happen, and too bad it couldn't have been handled differently.

It is sad for both Daryl and officer and our town. What i would like to put out there is if we can all get together and put some kind of a memorial in place for Daryl who obviously will get no funeral with any family to attend. The town of dublin is his family. What can we do to remember him and to also put something in place for officers that are maybe coming to a new town to be familiarized with the homeless in that town before working there so hopefully this would not happen again. anyone want to put something together in memory of Daryl.

I am so sad to hear about this situation. I have lived in Dublin for 37 years and have seen Daryl walking the streets for most of that time! He never bothered anyone, never begged really never even approached anyone!! I feel as the above person wrote we should have some kind of memorial set up for him! R.I.P Daryl:).

I too have lived in Dublin for over 20 years. Most of the times I have seen Daryl, he was not bothering anyone, however, I have seen him be aggressive and several times I was uncomfortable by his behavior. We were not in the officer's shoes. I am thankful that she is recovering. By the way, the comments about Dublin becoming like Compton are ridiculous. I find most of our police officers very helpful and respectful.

I am sorry but do any of you really believe that you needed to be "protected" from a drunk homeless man at 1 AM in the morning?
Again, as mentioned many times by many of us who live here, we've seen him almost every day for years. He never bothers anyone, he just walks around looking for food or perhaps you've seen him sitting or resting somewhere.
But really now, it was 1:00AM in the morning.
Who among us is hanging out at a car dealership or near the BOFA at One flipping AM in the morning?
I am sorry but nobody is out at that time or next to nobody in this city and it is painfully obvious to me that this polices officer is either new to this job in this city or has horrible training.
A police officer that has worked in Dublin for many years would surely know this homeless guy and would be prepared either in self defense or trained in the use of non lethal weapons.
This is unacceptable behavior for any officer.

I am not trying to be sexist but this is the second time a female police officer had gotten in over her head and a needless death resulted - last time it was John Paul Monego this time it was an unarmed and clearly disturbed homeless man. I am glad the officer is ok and she was attacked and had to defend herself; however, she should have handled the initial engagement differently and not gotten into a position where she could be physically assaulted without having backup.

This is a tragic and needless death - I know many fascists out there think this is just "one less bum stinking up the place" but this was a human life. He was clearly disturbed and needed help - but we cannot allow our police to become judge, jury, and executioner - especially when they could have called for backup and avoided this.

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There are no winners here. We have a life cut short and we have an officer who, while defended herself, now has to live with the fact she had to take a life to protect herself.

Based on what has been reported, she had every right to defend herself the way she did. But there are possible consequences. I'm sure she will be asked, "Why didn't she wait for backup?" Possible answer: "She may have encountered him before and thought what I thought of him. He's harmless." Of course, if she knew who he was, then she should have know the prior arrests and approached with more caution, had her taser drawn, basically be ready for anything. She could have kept a decent amount of distance for if he tried anything she could have used less deadly force. However in the heat of the battle, you do what you can to protect yourself and if someone was stomping on my head several times and had a strong hold on me, and I knew I wasn't strong enough to over power him, I would have went for the closest thing I could find and if it happened to be my gun, so be it (mind you I hate guns).

This of course is under the assumption Daryl didn't get the drop on her before she could react.

Funny thing though. Last night there was a police response on my street to a cross the street neighbor's house and I counted 6 police cars and one police detective. Not sure what went on, but I think they have the strength in numbers mentality.

I'm just sorry it came to this.

The fact that people are talking about erecting a memorial for this criminal who attempted to crush another human being's skull in sickens me to no end. His last arrest (of which he had more than 17) was two months ago was for possession of a switchblade knife. Had he stuck one of your children with it you'd probably still be blaming the police for not doing something about it, but would you be erecting that statue for him after burying your child? And for those claiming he had no "family" here, he had 3 uncles/aunts, 6 siblings, 29 nieces/nephews and over 73 other extended family members. Including children of his own, I believe. The heroes are those who put thier lives on the line for you each and every day to keep our community safe. Focus on them, not the actions of a known violent criminal and attempted murderer!

Very sad!!! I feel sorry and tearful for Daryl. He learned that his mother died the day before the incident. His sister continues on to say: "Our mother was the most important person in the world to Daryl."

I have seen him before on the streets and never once he was violent, angry or harassing anybody. He was part of Dublin, part of us. May God reunites him again with his Mother. It is very upseting that our society and government wasn't able to find this man a place to live, a clinic to heal him or at least help him cope with his mental illness.

My prayers goes to the police officer too. Thanks for doing your job too but please stop using deadly weapons against homeless people or anybody who is unarmed for that matter.

I agree with Maureen & Dee. It's almost like two different people were in Daryl. I'm sure the recent death of his mom and alcohol made a greater impact after all. God bless our law enforcement and daryls family.

These homeless people on the streets are time bombs. We need to have other ways of providing shelter for these people who are mostly in need of psychological help, when dealing several years on the streets like animals. you read about this happening all the time with them hurting other homeless and civilians. very sad, but lets fix it before more posts.

As far as the officer waiting for backup,the only different outcome would of been the officers injury. This was a depressed man on the streets with not much of a life to loose. many psychological problems building and building until something sets them off. Outcome is likely to unfold like it did. Police dept. are usually in "no win" situation.

Amazing to me always...How many people know just what the police should do in these kinds of situations. Shoot the gun out of the criminal's hand, while ignoring incoming rounds; immediately incapacitate a bigger, stronger, maybe younger attacker in a "TapOut" tee shirt with just a Mr. Spock Vulcan neck grab; pull out and deploy your Taser (if the ACLU hasn't had it taken away) while trying to see your attacker through your own blood spewing out of your serious head wound...
I've watched pilots land airplanes on TV, seen brain surgery on the Surgery Channel, and seen enough episodes of "Top Shot" to think all of those things LOOK easy. I've seen "Cops" on TV too, but that doesn't qualify me to be an expert on that job either. Why aren't all these armchair experts signing up in droves to police our streets? Save some lives? Same reason I don't go out for pro football. I know it looks easy from the comfort of my armchair. Reality begs to differ.

I want to thank everyone who was so kind to my brother. There was a time when Daryl had everything going for him. happy times, family, his own business and numerous friends. We don't always get to pick and choose what happens in our lives to make that happy ending. We loved Daryl and wished things were different for him. I'm not sure what happened that caused my brother's life to end. I guess I will have to wait for all the answers.
We will be having a funeral for him May 16th in Dublin.

Please let me add my condolences as well, Vicky, to you and your family. I went to high school with Daryl (DHS 76) for a short time but at some point he just seemed to disappear. Did he graduate from Dublin, or go on to a different school? I don't remember seeing him much after Freshman or Sophomore year.
It's a shame life led him down a self-destructive path, whatever the cause, and I know all too well from my own family that it's hard to help people who don't want help, or who are too sick to know they need it.
Hopefully, we all wish the end could have been different, for everyone involved. I know I do.

Barb - Since we're a news site, we want to make sure that we have nothing but facts presented. Can you please attribute the information you offered in your post? You can also email me at erikac@patch.com. Thank you.

Vicky - We spoke with your sister Cathy this morning, but if you have anything to add or anything you'd like to say, please email me at erikac@patch.com. Thank you.

Barb - We were referencing your statement - "His last arrest (of which he had more than 17) was two months ago was for possession of a switchblade knife." Where did this information come from?

@ Hera- both Perry and Gordon in comments above stated "for Daryl who obviously will get no funeral with any family to attend" and "no remaining family to arrange a funeral", these are both clear examples of false assumptions on peoples part that this man was without family. His family has already planned a funeral for him. Don't misquote me or take my words out of context. I am sickened that the focus is to memorialize someone who tried to stomp the life out of another human being. Obviously, he was very mentally unstable. Of course, that would be an assumption too-so I take that back. I haven't seen one person ask how the brave officer who put her life on the line to protect us is doing? She wound up in the trama center with her head bashed in. Where is the compassion for her? I am sure that she is not rejoicing in the fact that she had to end another person's life. She was trying to save hers, and others in our community.

Vicky - What time/place is your brother's funeral? Many peoples' thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My brother too - I wish things were different for him. His heart is as huge as they come.

I see that Daryl had offenses to his name, but they were NOT anything that carried the death sentence, which is what he actually got. I cannot believe that the officer could not have tazed him, or at least shot to disable him rather than shoot to kill. What I wonder is what happened next? Was 911 called? Who responded then? Was any attempt at resuscitation made? Who pronounced him dead, and where? I would think he would have to be taken to a hospital to be pronounced, can the coroner do it on the scene without investigation? These are just questions that came to my mind.

I think the bottom line here is that you can not judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Even good people make bad choices. People are generally the sum of their experiences. I believe our officer did precisely what she was trained to do, and I am grateful for those who risk their own safety to protect mine. I'm also confident that our community might be less polarized if they had witnessed the altercation themselves. I, too,
have lost a brother. I feel for everyone in this matter. Best not to judge or criticize, but rather seize the opportunity to THINK. I'm sorry a precious life was lost, and even more sorry for those who loved him. Read The Glass Castle. Consider the officer who took no pleasure in this, and will likely carry this with her for the rest of her life. This was just a tragedy, and there is room for compassion for all without judgment. Thanks.

Our Family is also saddened to hear about this tragic incident. I am so proud to be a part of a such a compassionate and empathetic Community. We can be proud of the fact that we reached out to help Daryl, and I am sure he was very thankful for the random acts of kindness he was shown. Although I also find myself also begging the "Taser" question, I think we need to be very careful in our judgement of this incident. We were not there, and we do not know what transpired in the the very rapid escalation of this situation, and in the heat of moment so to say. Also, bringing in one's viewpoint's of other Officer's behavior is irrelevant to this situation, and should not be part of the discussion.

being a resident of pleasanton for my life time and working in dublin for 20 years i have been very aware of daryl's presence in dublin. he was always polite and appreciative of the food and clothing i would leave him on the side of the expo dessign center{him was always to shy to accept things in person} I feel so so sorry for his family...I think this situation could have been handeled differently..however i'm not the police , and i feel the pain they have to go through, however 20 yrs on the force, had to know the guy, where was the back up, and why is a female police woman alone with no back officer inb the car at on thrity am daryl im so sorry for you rest in reat with your mother

This is truly a sad story. My family has moved to Dublin in 2000, which is when I started to notice this person at starbucks, safeway, and near the fitness2000 gym. He never bothered anyone from my experience, but I never gave him much thought. Throughout the years my wife and I would see him around the area mentioned. He always kept to himself and on the move. I feel sad for some of the homeless, as they have mental concerns that prevents them from normal life.
This person would take care of his elderly/senile mother, which is where he would change clothes, shower, and shave. The he'd essentially go about being homeless. His mother died 2 days before he was shot. The man was not in a healthy state of mind. His 5 siblings, all of which are well off, just came to know this news in the past few days. People knew him, and he's gone just like that. But it seems he's left a mark. I'm going to put flowers at his memorial site in front of the Chrysler dealership tomorrow.
I feel bad for the officer that shot him, but question her judgement. Its said that he was just wandering around at night, and it seems if there was no problem, she didn't need to find one.

Personally I'm glad he's dead. Yes, he was known to Dublin-hanging around Jack in the Box eating out of the garbage can. Or the time I had gone into local business & upon leaving I had to kick his feet out from under the front tire of my car as he was passed out drunk. I love the time I was sitting in same parking lot with my elderly Mother while Daryl went into convulsions spewing brown liquid out onto the sidewalk---but not before he put his beer can on the ledge so he could drink after, which he did. He has sister in Dublin-used her address for welfare check.He told my husband he did not want to work, liked living under freeway where he made his filthy camp. Instead of using the money he was given by our government to eat and support himself he chose to drink to excess-drink till he fell down drunk. When I saw him he was scratching his filthy hair or running a comb thru it trying to rid the vermin from their home. He was filthy & it disgusted me to have my children see his behavior in a town I had bought a home in. You say he was nice? You never saw him drunk and rowdy then-it was not a pretty sight. He didn't have a lengthy arrest record for being a nice guy. Kudos to the cop who shot him dead to protect her own life-.shame on anyone not defending her. The officer was working & contributing to the funds that kept that bum drinking...someone needs to look into "our system"! If you don't like what I have written-TALK TO THE HAND CUZ I AIN'T LISTENING!!

Dee,
Thank you for your response, which seemed to illustrate your speculation/opinion about the incident, as well as your detailed analysis regarding cop shows. I agree, those reality cop shows don't qualify a person to make judgement calls in these types of situations, so I fail to see the relavance here. Based on your post, it seems like you have an awful lot of experience with the type of people that require law enforment officers on a regular basis. How else can you form such a concrete opinion, right? I'm sorry for you sound like you're really in touch with a rough element or consistent victoms of crime/drama nonetheless.
FYI- I was heavily involved with the 2010 elections, and have contributed to thanksgiving meals for the less fortunate. As a professional, I know the impact of social responsibility in my community.

I am a 6 foot 200 pound man. I don't know how big this homeless man is but most likely I am sure he was bigger than the female officer. I have been in enough fights to know that you have NO IDEA what someone is capable of doing to you ESPECIALLY when they are either DRUNK or on DRUGS or have a mental handicap. Just because someone is "nice" does not mean that they are incapable of violence or homicide. Everyone hears about the guy or girl on the news who was "a great guy" or a "great girl" and they are shocked at their behavior. Police have to constantly be on guard from people who could potential hurt or kill them. My policy when it comes to dealing with police is DO WHAT THEY SAY. If your rights have been violated I suggest you get the officers badge number and hire a lawyer but you should never ATTACK A POLICE OFFICER and expect the officer to only subdue you. If you pose a threat to an officer they will believe their lives are on the line and will do WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO SURVIVE.