Knoxville Officer Legally Justified in Fatal Shooting of Assault Suspect, AG Says

Knoxville officer legally justified in fatal shooting of assault suspect, AG says

MARION COUNTY, Iowa -- The Iowa Attorney General's Office announced on Monday that a Knoxville Police Department officer who shot and killed an assault suspect in August was legally justified. According to a report released by the AG's office, shortly after 11 p.m. on August 21 Marion County dispatch received a 911 call from the victim claiming a man had crashed his car into the house, ruptured the gas line, and was trying to get into the house.…

AG's office says Knoxville officers were justified in shooting

KNOXVILLE — Knoxville police were justified when they fatally shot a man who had crashed his car into his estranged wife's house and was trying to strangle her when they arrived, the Iowa Attorney General's Office concluded after an investigation.

Fatal Knoxville shooting deemed justified by Iowa Attorney General

The conclusion followed an investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.