Officers and deputies involved in August deadly shooting will not be charged

  • Pottawattamie County Attorney Matthew Wilber announced his review of the deadly shooting on I-29 last August.
  • It was between a group of police and deputies and 48-year-old Michael Broyles.
  • County Attorney Wilber decided to not charge the officers and deputies after having to use deadly force against Broyles.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber says he will not bring any charges against the officers and deputies involved in a deadly shooting on I-29 last month. That announcement came Wednesday morning, as authorities released body-cam video of the encounter.

That encounter began as a traffic stop around dinner time. Footage shows the first encounter officers had with Broyles. Officers said Broyles got out of his car with a double-barreled shotgun. Then we see him get back in and drive back onto I-29.

The second stand-off happening under an overpass in Council Bluffs with Broyles taking cover behind a concrete pillar. We hear officers yelling at Broyles to drop the weapon, even firing these less-than-lethal pepper balls first…

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