CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A report from the Linn County Attorney said the officer-involved shooting involving a stolen handgun and police chase was justified.

On August 5, Cedar Rapids police used deadly force against 22-year-old Aaron Rich following a reported firearm theft, a police chase, and the suspect pointing a gun at officers .

Police say Rich stole a handgun from Theisen’s in Southwest Cedar Rapids and then ran from the store. Officers spotted him getting into the passenger side of a GMC Acadia with a 4-year-old child inside and then tried to stop the vehicle at a gas station on 16th Ave SW. That’s when police say Rich jumped into the driver’s seat and sped off.

Police say Rich slowed and let the child get out before speeding away again. The chase wound through city stree

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