Extra! K-County Deputy Justified in Shooting

Kootenai County Deputy Sheriff Charles Sciortino was justified in shooting Victor Leon in the chest and right arm during a confrontation March 14, county Prosecutor Bill Douglas said in a report released today. Douglas said the officer, who fired his .45-caliber pistol four times at Leon, was justified in using deadly force when Leon, driving a Dodge pickup truck, allegedly drove in a manner that could have harmed bystanders. Leon, who led police on a long chase after he was shot, ignored repeated commands to exit the vehicle, Douglas said. A video camera in a police car depicted the suspect “violently backing up his truck and car dolly-type trailer, striking three vehicles,” including Sciortino’s patrol car, the prosecutor wrote in his report.

Full report here