--- description: Maya Angelou passes away, Police kill a veteran turned away from the VA, Google Car has no steering wheel, teens help save kidnapped baby. title: Suicide by Cop: Veteran Killed by Police After Being Turned Away From VA image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9362bd403a5c8f07/6986910113c79fceba1923e9/screen-shot-2014-05-27-at-9-29-42-pm1.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Suicide by Cop: Veteran Killed by Police After Being Turned Away From VA by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 28, 2014 4:30 PM CUT  Army Specialist Isaac Sims is seen here in a holiday greeting he sent from Ramadi, Iraq in 2009. Army Specialist Isaac Sims is seen here in a holiday greeting he sent from Ramadi, Iraq in 2009.1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs/US Army by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 28, 2014 4:30 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Wednesday, May 28: * Poet, writer and Civil Rights activist [Maya Angleou](http://time.com/123036/maya-angelou-a-hymn-to-human-endurance/ "undefined") died in her home at the age of 86. * [Iraq War](http://time.com/121438/iraq-vet-killed-in-gunfight-with-police-was-turned-away-by-va-hospital/http:// "undefined") veteran Isaac Sims was killed in a shootout by police after being turned away from a VA hospital in Kansas City. * Google unveiled a [driverless car](http://time.com/121680/google-self-driving-car-autonomous-vehicle-advanced-prototype/ "undefined") which has no steering wheel, no gas pedal and no breaks. * Get ready to hit “Like.” Bored teens in Quebec help find a [kidnapped baby](http://time.com/122138/facebook-kidnapped-baby-found-canada/ "undefined") using Facebook. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/123123/suicide-by-cop-veteran-killed-by-police-after-being-turned-away-from-va/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/123123/suicide-by-cop-veteran-killed-by-police-after-being-turned-away-from-va/"},"headline":"Suicide by Cop: Veteran Killed by Police After Being Turned Away From VA","datePublished":"2014-05-28T16:30:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:04:48.837Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/123123/suicide-by-cop-veteran-killed-by-police-after-being-turned-away-from-va/","keywords":["The Brief","police","facebook","Veteran","Maya Angelou","poet","VA"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9362bd403a5c8f07/6986910113c79fceba1923e9/screen-shot-2014-05-27-at-9-29-42-pm1.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9362bd403a5c8f07/6986910113c79fceba1923e9/screen-shot-2014-05-27-at-9-29-42-pm1.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Spc. Isaac Sims","caption":"Army Specialist Isaac Sims is seen here in a holiday greeting he sent from Ramadi, Iraq in 2009.","creditText":"1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs/US Army","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/123123/suicide-by-cop-veteran-killed-by-police-after-being-turned-away-from-va/","name":"Suicide by Cop: Veteran Killed by Police After Being Turned Away From VA"}}]}] ```