Iowa A.G. Bird's Office Concludes Council Bluffs and Omaha Police Officers Acted With Legal Justification in Shooting
August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 26 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023:
The Iowa Attorney General's Office has completed its review of the fatal shooting of Matthew Briggs by two police officers from Council Bluffs and Omaha that occurred on July 8, 2023. In a report issued today, the office concluded that the actions of the officers, who shot Briggs only after he aimed a shotgun at them from a vehicle he had carjacked, were " . . .
The Iowa Attorney General's Office has completed its review of the fatal shooting of Matthew Briggs by two police officers from Council Bluffs and Omaha that occurred on July 8, 2023. In a report issued today, the office concluded that the actions of the officers, who shot Briggs only after he aimed a shotgun at them from a vehicle he had carjacked, were " . . .