Sgt. Najib Magee was exonerated by the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office after fatally shooting Miguel Gomez during a domestic violence call. Gomez, armed and behaving erratically, fired at officers while wrestling with Officer Munoz. Magee shot Gomez, fearing for Munoz's safety. The DA's report concluded the officers acted reasonably in using deadly force to avert greater harm, describing their actions as necessary in a high-stakes situation involving children.
The two officers put themselves directly in harm's way to protect two young children and fellow officers from the threat of great bodily injury or death posed by Miguel Gomez.
The officers reasonably believed they needed to use deadly force, and such force was necessary and reasonable under the circumstances.
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