By 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.
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Man who killed Iowa trooper was shot 3 times, official says
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press April 26, 2021 5:40pm Text size Copy shortlink:
IOWA CITY, Iowa 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 wrot
Associated Press6 hours agoLast Updated: April 27, 2021
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.
41-year-old Lang survived his gunshot wounds. Last week, he was released from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City and taken into custody. He’s charged with murder in the death of Patrol Sgt. Jim Smith, attempted murder and assaulting a law enforcement officer. Brown is one of the prosecutors on the case, which could send Lang to prison for the rest of his life.