TAMA COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird determined an officer-involved shooting in Tama County was legally justified.

On July 5, Tama County dispatchers received a 911 call from a person requesting a welfare check on Logan Kurth. The caller received a video call from Kurth, who said he was drunk and on methamphetamine, and wanted to take his own life. The caller told dispatchers Kurth was in possession of a handgun.

Law enforcement spoke to Kurth’s mother, who expressed concern over Kurth’s grandmother, who was present in the home with Kurth. The grandmother drove to the officer’s location, and told police that Kurth had a handgun when she left the home.

Police found Kurth near 13th Street in Tama. Kurth advanced toward officers and pointed a handgun at them. He als

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