Two Odessa Police Department officers involved in a shooting incident in late January have been cleared of wrongdoing.

According to OPD, officers responded to a disturbance call in the 900 block of West 31st St. around 10 a.m. Jan. 30. They had been told a a man armed with a hammer was attempting to get inside an apartment.

When officers arrived, the man later identified as Benjamin Fiedler, 33, was non-compliant even after they used a Taser on him, police said.

Fiedler charged at the officers, and one of the officers fired a single shot, striking him in the abdomen. He was taken to Medical Center Hospital by Odessa Fire Rescue crews.

Records show OPD officers and Texas Rangers were still at the scene when they became aware of a 28-year-old woman who had come into contact with Fiedler

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