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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA prosecutor has determined that the use of deadly force in the fatal police shooting of a man who pointed a gun at officers in southern Indiana was justified.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jeffrey A. Chalfant said Friday in a release that an investigation showed Jason Cline posed a threat to the officers who chased him after about $700 in merchandise was reportedly stolen Nov. 1 from a store in Seymour.
Seymour Officer Cody Teltow saw Cline, 43, near a gas station with the merchandise, according to Chalfant.
Teltow chased Cline, who ran into a ditch. When Officer Blake McCrary caught up to them, Teltow was trying to arrest Cline, who pointed a stolen handgun at the officer, Chalfant said.
Cline was shot 10 times by both officers and died at a hospital. The shooting was investigated by the state police.
Seymour is about 60 miles south of Indianapolis.
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