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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.”
Por Chris Turner
Apr 26, 2021
The Iowa Attorney General s office says that the use of deadly force by officers was justified in the Grundy Center standoff that led to the death of Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith.
The review concluded that actions taken by four officers during the standoff were justified and reasonable .
Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy Mitch Kappel, Iowa State Trooper Josh Guhl, Iowa State Trooper Matt Costello, and Iowa State Trooper Spencer Baltes exchanged gunfire with the suspect, Michael Thomas Lang, during the April 9th standoff.
All officers were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Updated: 5:17 PM CDT Apr 26, 2021 The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation identified four additional officers involved in the Grundy Center standoff that resulted in Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith’s death.According to a news released, Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy Mitch Kappel and Iowa State Patrol troopers Josh Guhl, Matt Costello and Spencer Baltes discharged weapons during the April 9 standoff.Michael Thomas Lang, who is charged with first-degree murder, attempt to commit murder and assault on a peace officer in the standoff, suffered three gunshot wounds from return fire from the officers.A review by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office found that the officers’ use of deadly force in the standoff was “justified and reasonable.”
Man accused of killing Iowa state trooper was shot three times
This undated photo provided by the Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Michael Lang, charged in the shooting death of Iowa Highway Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith. Lang, of Grundy Center, was released Wednesday, April 21, 2021, from Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, w
Shot in the head and chest during April 9 confrontation.
Posted: Apr 26, 2021 6:56 PM
Updated: Apr 26, 2021 7:54 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A prosecutor says 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.