BAKER — Colleagues and friends of retired Baker Police Captain Danny Beck say they can’t believe the community figure is gone after he was killed over the weekend.
Deputies said the 79-year-old was shot to death by his 25-year-old grandson Nicholas Smith, who reportedly admitted to the killing.
Assistant Chief of Police Chris Becnel served under the former captain when he first started at BPD. Becnel said he was shocked to hear the news of Beck’s death…