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Kootenai County Prosecutor Bill Douglas cleared two deputies Monday in connection with the Dec. 28 shooting that killed a suspect and left a Coeur d’Alene police officer seriously injured, according to reporter Tom Clouse /SR.

“It was justifiable homicide,” Douglas said of the actions by deputies Justin Bangs and Kevin Smart . “The officers acted properly and lawfully prior to the shooting.”

As to Michael Madonna’s shooting of Kralicek, Douglas said: “He didn’t have a chance,” Douglas said of Kralicek. “He walked right into hostile fire.”

Clouse’s report on today’s press conference is available online for print subscribers.