COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — The Pottawattamie County Attorney's Office held a joint press conference on Wednesday regarding the shooting of a suspect by officersfrom the Omaha and Council Bluffs Police Departments.
Matthew Briggs, 41, was pursued by police in Omaha and Council Bluffs after he was suspected of shooting and killing an Omaha man. He was shot and killed by Omaha and Council Bluffs police officers in Council Bluffs on July 8.
Matt Wilber, Pottawattamie County Attorney; Darrell Simmons, Iowa DCI Special Agent in Charge; Tim Carmody, Council Bluffs Police Chief; and Todd Schmaderer, Omaha Police Chief — all took part in the joint press conference.
Wilber says he determined that the officers' use of force was justified. He also says that Council Bluffs Police Lt. Chad Geer, who has served on the force for 27 years, was the officer who fired the fatal shots.
During the press conference, Wilber outlined the events that led up to Briggs' death. He also showed video from the OPD helicopter, Able-1, as well as body-worn camera footage, dashboard video and security video of the police pursuit.
WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE BELOW:
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