Vermont prosecutors say no criminal charges will be filed against police officers involved in the January fatal shooting of a bank robbery suspect on the grounds of a high school.
State Attorney General T.J. Donovan and Washington County State's Attorney Rory Thibault said Tuesday it was reasonable for the nine officers to fire more than a dozen shots at Nathan Giffin after he robbed a credit union on Jan. 16.
Prosecutors say their investigation found Giffin was carrying a BB gun that looked like a handgun and ignored repeated calls to drop it. Giffin was shot seven times outside Montpelier High School and died at a hospital.
State police Col. Matthew Birmingham says while the shooting was justified it contributed to a decision by the agency to update its use-of-force policies.
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