The Lane County District Attorney said Tuesday that a Springfield police officer who shot and killed a man in July was justified in using deadly force.

The decision comes nearly two months after the July 30 incident in the busy Gateway commercial district in Springfield. In the minutes before the shooting, police said the suspect had stabbed two Springfield police officers. Both survived.

The DA’s report said the suspect, Daniel Kahn, was first contacted after reportedly causing a disturbance in a local bank.

After the stabbings, which were recorded on a police body camera, Kahn fled into a nearby car wash. District Attorney Chris Parosa said Springfield Police Detective Brian Dunn shot Kahn in the back as Kahn was in the car wash.

"I know some citizens will question the fact that Da

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