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St. Louis County Attorney: Use of Deadly Force Justified in Mt. Iron Officer-Involved Shooting
February 8, 2021
MT. IRON, Minn. – The St. Louis County Attorney’s Office has ruled that the use of deadly force was justified in a December officer-involved shooting in Mt. Iron.
The ruling is in connection to a December 5, 2020 incident, when Deputy Ryan Smith and Deputy Matt Tomsich were involved in a shooting that killed 19-year-old Estavon Dominick Elioff.
According to the report, a two-tier outside review was conducted.
The first in-depth review was performed by Vemon D. Swanum, a retired prosecutor.
The second tier review consisted of Washington County Attorney Peter Orput.
MinnesotaUnited-statesMountain-ironWashingtonDeputy-smithVemond-swanumMatt-tomsichDeputy-matt-tomsichPeter-orputMark-rubinEstavon-dominick-elioffRyan-smithThe stateâs top law enforcement agency has completed its investigation into the fatal shooting of Estavon Dominick Elioff in December in Mountain Iron by two sheriffâs deputies and started handing over findings to the St. Louis County Attorneyâs Office for review.
The turning over of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehensionâs findings was confirmed Wednesday morning. The investigation remains open during the review and the details are not made public per state law, said BCA spokeswoman Jill Oliveira.
Elioff, 19, a Hispanic and white man from Virginia, was fatally shot while allegedly fleeing from sheriffâs deputies Ryan Smith and Matt Tomsich, who are white, in the Mountain Iron woods last month.
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