Prosecutors find fatal police shooting of Kevin Peterson Jr. justified

By Troy Brynelson (OPB)
Aug. 16, 2021 8:27 p.m. Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 10:26 p.m.

An independent prosecutor wrote that the three Clark County Sheriff’s deputies had the right to investigate drug crimes during the operation, and Peterson never dropped his handgun despite “ample opportunity.”