Prosecutor: Woodbury County deputy justified in shooting

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — The Woodbury County attorney says a sheriff’s deputy acted reasonably when he shot and killed a man in Sergeant Bluff in January. County Attorney Patrick Jennings announced his findings Wednesday after he reviewed an investigation into the shooting death of 35-year-old Michael Meredith. Jennings said Woodbury County sheriff’s deputy Eric Fay shot Meredith after he hit the deputy with a tire iron. Jennings said Fay had reason to fear for his safety and that of others at the scene. Fay, another county deputy and a Sergeant Bluff police officer responded to the scene after a report of a possible burglary in progress.