Officers Involved In Fatal Shooting Deemed To Be Justified

(Des Moines, IA)  —  A report from the Iowa Attorney General finds officers were justified in firing their weapons and killing a man in rural Jones County on August 31st. Officers were called to the residence in rural Martelle by a relative who reported  45-year-old Jeremy Berg was talking about going into a burning building and dying in the fire. Berg pulled a knife when Jones County deputies and Anamosa police officers tried to subdue him. A relative at the scene indicated that Berg was under the influence of drugs.   Berg was tased three times and non-lethal bean bags were fired twice — and he still did not give up the knife and continued coming at officers. Five officers fired at Berg, and he was hit and killed.