North Dakota AG rules police were justified in use of deadly force against man having mental-health crisis
ND man having a mental health crisis pointed a semi-automatic rifle at officers before being shot
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}North Dakota's attorney general says officers were justified in their use of deadly force against a man police say was having a mental health crisis.
Attorney General Drew Wrigley, Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner and other officials held a news conference Monday to provide additional information on the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Andrew Martinez in Mapleton on Aug. 1.
Wrigley says four officers fired their weapons when Martinez, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, appeared in the doorway of a residence and pointed the weapon at them following a four-hour standoff.
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Negotiators urged Martinez to come out of the house without his weapon.
The North Dakota Attorney General ruled that police were justified in their use of deadly force after killing a man having a mental health crisis. The man pointed a semi-automatic rifle at officers.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wrigley says 20 to 25 rounds were fired by the officers and five gunshots struck Martinez, who died at the scene after life-saving measures were attempted.
Jahner says no shots were fired at officers.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Neighbors were told to stay indoors during the standoff.