- Thornton Police Department Officer Matthew Yao acted within the law when he fatally shot 37-year-old Ethan Freeman
- The owner of Freeman's apartment called 911 while Freeman was bleeding and claiming to feel chest pain
- Yao encountered a naked, bloody and irrational Freeman holding a broken piece of furniture in the apartment while treatening to kill the officer
- Officials say the body camera footage agreed with Yao's version of the encounter and was critical in the case ruling
Thornton Police Department Officer Matthew Yao acted within the law when he fatally shot 37-year-old Ethan Freeman in October 2020, Deputy New Hampshire Attorney General Jane E. Young said in a report detailing the decision.
Freeman had threatened to kill Yao, the AG's office said. 'Moreover, Mr. Freeman had both the opportunity and ability to carry out those death threats,' it said.
Police shooting of unarmed, naked New Hampshire man deemed justified
New Hampshire police Officer Matthew Yao, upper right, was determined to have lawfully killed Ethan Freeman, lower right, in an October 2020 shooting at Freeman's apartment.
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