JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A Juneau officer who shot a man he believed was armed will be able to return to full duty.
The Juneau Empire reports (https://bit.ly/2iSDBE5) Juneau Police Department Sgt. Chris Gifford had been on desk duty since shooting Jeremie Shaun Tinney.
A report by Assistant Attorney General June Stein says Gifford fired his weapon believing that Tinney had a long rifle pointed in a shooting position.
The object was not a rifle.
Stein’s report says Gifford was legally justified to use deadly force.
Tinney was treated at a hospital and released.
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Information from: Juneau (Alaska) Empire, https://www.juneauempire.com
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