Douglas County gunman was an agitator, not popular in law school, former classmate recalls
Long before he picked up a gun and opened fire on Douglas County sheriff’s deputies in his Highlands Ranch apartment, Matthew Riehl was a law student and a lawyer in Wyoming, and many of those who knew him during that time recall an “oddball” who liked to provoke others.
When Riehl attended law school at the University of Wyoming, there were only about 75 students.
“Everybody gets to know each other really well,” said Ember Oakley, now a deputy district attorney in Fremont County, Wyoming. “It becomes a world unto itself.”
Oakley has a photograph of Riehl back then attending a pumpkin carving party at her home.
All of the law students in the class got to know Riehl well — too well for Oakley. She said she found Riehl to be sarcastic and provocative. She recalled a ski trip several classmates took to Steamboat Springs. Riehl bluntly refused to pay his portion of the expenses for a condominium and food, even as he continued eating the food. He would often provoke reactions and then wave the victim flag, she said.
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Air Force goalie Billy Christopoulos makes a save on a Colorado College shot Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, during the first period at the Cadet Ice Arena at Air Force Academy, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
Air Force goalie Billy Christopoulos makes a save on a Colorado College shot Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, during the first period at the Cadet Ice Arena at Air Force Academy, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)