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The fatal shooting of a Linn County man by law enforcement officers during a traffic stop near Cascade in Dubuque County last month was justified, according to a report issued Friday by the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.

The report details officers’ investigation into James Young Sherrill Jr., 36, the traffic stop, and the struggle that ended in Sherrill’s death and the wounding of an officer.

In the early morning hours of July 1, members of the Dubuque Drug Task Force began surveillance of Sherrill, who had a history of state and federal weapons, drug, and money laundering charges, and “was known to go armed with a handgun at all times,” according to the report.

Sherrill also had report

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