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