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Grand Jury Clears Officers in Fatal Deuel County Shooting

deuel-county-sheriffCHAPPELL, Neb. (AP) — A Deuel County grand jury has found no criminal actions were committed by officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man who started shooting when they arrived to arrest him.

A jury document released Wednesday says the use of deadly force against 66-year-old Neil Stretesky was “reasonable under the circumstances” and justified under state law.

Authorities say Stretesky came out of his Big Springs front door shooting on Dec. 3 as Deputy Mike Hutchinson and four other officers arrived to serve arrest warrants. Hutchinson was hit four times, and Sheriff Scott DeCoste returned fire at Stretesky, killing him.

Hutchinson was released from a Greeley, Colorado, hospital and returned home Wednesday to Chappell (CHA’-puhl).

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