VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Three New Smyrna Beach police officers and one Volusia County deputy have been cleared of wrongdoing in a shooting that left a 25-year-old man dead last year.
The state attorney’s office released a letter Tuesday saying the police use of force in the case had been reviewed along with witness statements and investigative reports and prosecutors decided no further action was required. [TRENDING: HOA charges family $927 for trash on curb | Doctor faces hate crime charge in social distancing attack | Mandatory vaccines for first responders?] Records show a Port Orange officer tried to pull over Matthew Thomas, of Holly Hill, around 4 p.m.