The Barry Lee Bush that Joseph Douress remembers isn’t the FBI agent who investigated gangs in Newark and the U.S. Embassy bombing in Kenya.
Douress remembers a friend who would sit on a floor and stuff envelopes with invitations for a charity golf tournament, a neighbor who would plop himself on Douress’ couch to watch sports and have a few beers, a golfer perpetually frustrated by an incurable slice.
“Understand,” said Douress, who lives across the street from Bush’s widow, Karen, in Forks Township, “you’d never know Barry was in some cases the lead investigator in some of the biggest cases in this country’s history. … He was very well respected as an FBI agent. But around the neighborhood, he was Barry Bush.”
Thursday will mark five years since the 52-year-old Bush was fatally shot by friendly fire while pursuing bank robbers in Readington Township. Authorities say a fellow agent mistakenly shot Bush in confusion as agents descended on the robbers.
To read full story click here.
OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST
- The FBI’s Historic Tug of War: Liberty vs. Security (Politico)
- Court Setbacks Put Damper on NJ Corruption Bust (AP)
- Tyler Perry: We’re Still Being Racially Profiled (CNN)
- At FBI, 876 pages of Agent Training Material Related to Muslims Found Offensive or Inaccurate (AP)
- Fundraiser Set for Slain ATF Agent (Patch)
- Mexican Drug Kingpin to be Sentenced in San Diego (AP)
- Top Obama Campaign Contributor Accused of Fraud (AP)
