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FILE - This May 3, 2019 file photo, a still image from police dash camera video, released by the Hartford State's Attorney, shows Police Officer Layau Eulizier pointing his weapon at a car being driven at him by Anthony Jose Vega Cruz during an attempted traffic stop April 20, 2019, in Wethersfield, Conn. Eulizier who fatally shot the 18-year-old after running in front of his car and firing through the windshield was justified in using deadly force, a state prosecutor announced Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Hartford State's Attorney via AP, File)

FILE - This May 3, 2019 file photo, a still image from police dash camera video, released by the Hartford State's Attorney, shows Police Officer Layau Eulizier pointing his weapon at a car being driven at him by Anthony Jose Vega Cruz during an attempted traffic stop April 20, 2019, in Wethersfield, Conn. Eulizier who fatally shot the 18-year-old after running in front of his car and firing through the windshield was justified in using deadly force, a state prosecutor annou…

March 18, 2020

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Officer is found justified in fatal shooting of driver, 18
March 18, 2020 2:25 p.m.

Officer is found justified in fatal shooting of driver, 18

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer who fired through the windshield of a car coming at him and killed the 18-year-old driver was justified in using deadly force, a state prosecutor announced Wednesday.