COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A special prosecutor says he won't file criminal charges against a Boone County sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a murder suspect in February.
The deputy shot 28-year-old Cornelius Parker in February during a gunfight near Columbia after Parker shot three people, killing two. The deputy recently returned to regular duty after spending time on administrative duties.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1dzHRUy) that Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Wilson said in a letter to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Thursday that he believes the deputy's use of lethal force was justified.
The sheriff's department asked the patrol to investigate the deputy-involved shooting. Wilson was appointed the prosecutor in the case June 4.