April 26, 2021 at 4:51 pm
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The man charged with fatally shooting an Iowa State Patrol sergeant earlier this month was later shot in the head and chest by other state troopers after he opened fire on them, a prosecutor said Monday.
Three Iowa State Patrol troopers and a Hardin County deputy “were entirely legally justified” in shooting at Michael Lang during the April 9 confrontation at Lang’s home in Grundy Center, assistant Iowa attorney general Scott Brown concluded.
“Because of Lang’s actions officers had no other reasonable choice but to shoot lang,” Brown wrote in a letter to the Grundy County Attorney, who had asked for an outside review of the shooting. “Otherwise, responding officers or innocent bystanders would have been put in harm’s way.”
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Iowa flags ordered at half-staff on Friday in honor of Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith © Provided by Cedar Rapids KCRG-TV Sgt. Jim Smith s car is parked outside the Iowa State Patrol post in Oelwein on April 12, 2021.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday, April 16th, from sunrise to sunset, in honor and remembrance of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith, who was killed in the line of duty in Grundy Center on April 9th.
“Flags will fly at half staff this Friday to honor and remember the heroic life of Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith,” said Reynolds in a statement. “The thoughts and prayers of a grateful state are with everyone who knew and loved him, including his brothers and sisters of the Iowa State Patrol. Sgt. Smith leaves behind a distinguished legacy service to our state and his selfless sacrifice in defense of the innocent will never be forgotten.”