A Hugo, Oklahoma firefighter, who led law enforcement on a chase that ended in a standoff and who took his own life in Savoy Monday afternoon, was said to have lived a life opposite of his final actions.
“It’s not anything you expect at all with a guy of his capabilities,” Hugo Fire Chief Ron Cloud said. “It was just a complete surprise, a shock really.”
Josue Adrianzen, 27, of Hugo, was a firefighter and a father of three young boys. Cloud said Mr. Adrianzen was just getting his career started and he loved the fire department. Mr. Adrianzen worked with the Hugo Fire Department for five years, working the first year as a volunteer firefighter.
“He did everything right; he came to work with a smile on his face,” Cloud said. “He did the training and the extra training. … He was one of our best guys.”
Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park said the events started on Monday after a call for a welfare check. Sometime after 10 a.m., a sheriff’s deputy and a family member went to Mr. Adrianzen’s residence in Hugo to check on him. Park said Mr. Adrianzen was upset about problem within his family.
When the deputy and the family member arrived at the residence, Mr. Adrianzen took off with a firearm in hand, Park said. He got into his Dodge Dart and police followed. The Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office, Hugo Police Department and Choctaw Nation Tribal Police pursued Mr. Adrianzen through Hugo and Soper. At some point between Soper and Boswell, a Boswell Police vehicle and a Hugo Police vehicle crashed into each other.