SALEM, Ore. — A grand jury has found an Oregon State Police trooper was justified in using deadly force when he fatally shot a man who allegedly pointed a gun at him.
A Marion County Grand Jury issued the finding Friday related to the Oct. 28 incident in which Trooper Jason Perrizo shot 36-year-old Jasper Levi Adams of Grants Pass.
Authorities say that evening another trooper tried to stop Adams south of Woodburn on I-5 but he fled. The high-speed pursuit ended after 17 miles off the roadway south of Salem. When troopers moved in to arrest Adams, authorities say he pointed a gun at them. Senior Trooper Jason Perrizo fired one shot that killed Adams instantly.
Perrizo has been with the state police for 13 years.
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