No charges filed in fatal shooting by Jefferson City police
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said Monday that his office will not fire charges after Jefferson City police shot and killed a man earlier this month.
Jefferson City police shot and killed James Reising, 59, on Jan. 3 in a parking lot at the Wildwood Shopping Center on Missouri Boulevard. Officers claimed Reising threatened them with a knife The Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated the shooting.
Cellphone video of the scene appears to show Reising running from a vehicle and toward what appears to be a police cruiser.