PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Pennington County sheriff’s deputy will not be charged for fatally shooting a 19-year-old Rapid City man last month.
Jackley said Wednesday that Deputy Christopher Plawman was justified in firing his gun and using lethal force.
Plawman shot Matthew Lorenzen on Nov. 30 following a chase that ended when Lorenzen crashed his minivan near the interstate exit for New Underwood.
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Accoridng to the shooting summary , Lorenzen got out of the minivan and reached back in for a scoped rifle. Plawman fired once, striking Lorenzen as he stood up with the rifle in his hands.
Officers say Lorenzen fired shots during the chase. No officers were hit.
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation reviewed the fatal shooting.
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