Wisconsin Officer Found Justified in Fatal Shooting

An officer with the Fox Valley (WI) Police Department who shot and killed a man last month will not face criminal charges.

According to NBC News , Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Outagamie County District Attorney found that Officer Sam Pynenberg was justified in using deadly force against 34-year-old Eduard Alexis Lopez-Ucles in early September.

The incident occurred when Lopez-Ucles led police in a vehicle pursuit that started in Appleton and ended in Kaukauna where the subject vehicle crashed.

Officer Pynenberg exited his vehicle and issued commands for Lopez-Ucles to surrender.

Instead, Lopez-Ucles accelerated toward Pynenberg, who opened fire, fatally wounding the assailant.