On Tuesday, the Pima County Attorney’s Office announced it had determined that the police officer who fatally shot a mass shooting suspect will not face charges. The Pima County Attorney’s Office concluded that the action was justified.
Tucson Police Officer Danny Leon on July 18, shot and killed 35-year-old Leslie Stephen Scarlett. Scarlett was involved in two shootings on Tucson’s south side that resulted in the death of American Medical Response EMT Jacob Dindinger and bystander Cory Saunders.
Scarlett left three others injured, which included a Tucson Fire Department captain and another AMR EMT. The remains of a woman, later identified as Jennifer A. Fells, were also found with gunshot trauma in the house fire related to the mass shooting.