Washington state patrolman will not face charges in shooting of two black men
Source: Reuters
An Olympia, Washington, police officer will not face criminal charges after shooting two unarmed black men in their twenties suspected of trying to steal beer from a supermarket, a local prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
Officer Ryan Donald, a three-year veteran of the Olympia Police Department, told investigators the men had no weapons during the May incident but one of them tried to pull him to the ground while the other raised his skateboard above his head "as if to strike him" and that he issued a verbal warning before opening fire.
No charges will be brought against Donald because his use of force was justified, said Anne Larsen, a spokeswoman for the Thurston County prosecuting attorney.
"The officer acted in good faith and without malice," Larsen said.
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