OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING INVESTIGATION

THE MARTIN COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAS REVIEWED THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS OF THE MINNESOTA BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION INTO THE JANUARY 2018 POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN FAIRMONT WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF NICHOLAS MOORE. THE FACTS GATHERED IN THIS INVESTIGATION CONFIRM THAT FAIRMONT POLICE OFFICER CRAIG FOWLER WAS JUSTIFIED IN USING DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM GREAT BODILY HARM OR DEATH.