Des Moines, Iowa — A report from the Iowa Attorney General’s Office concludes a Sioux City police officer was justified in shooting and killing a man on October 20th.
The report says Jamie Orozco refused repeated commands to stop when officers arrived and then pulled a silver handgun from his waistband, pointed it at the officers, and ran off. He fired at the officers as he fled, and officers eventually lost sight of him. A SWAT team entered the home where Orozco was believed to be hiding around 10 p.m. An officer found Orozco in a crawl space and told him to stop when he reached for a cloth bundle. The officer fired a single shot when Orozco ignored the warning, and Orozco died seven days later.
