EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — The Office of the Inspector General concluded it's investigation of a shooting involving two East Hartford police officers who opened fire on a car fleeing an auto shop last year, saying the officers were justified in using deadly force.

East Hartford police were called to Governor's Auto Body on 200 Governor Street around 3:30 p.m.; officers were told someone pointed a firearm at one of the tow operators during a dispute about whether items were missing from a vehicle towed into the shop the day before.

Officer Brian Altamirano was the first to arrive at the scene, seeing a white Infiniti in the parking lot. There was someone in the driver's seat with a man and a woman standing on the passenger side, according to officials. The driver was identified in the

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