DA: No charges planned for officer who shot, killed teen

Published October 25, 2017

A prosecutor says an officer won't face criminal charges for fatally shooting a teenager who allegedly pinned him to his patrol car following a high-speed chase into Huntsville.

The chief trial attorney in Madison County, Tim Gann, says the shooting of 15-year-old Gabriel Sage Barnes on July 7 was justified. Gann tells area media that the decision came after a meeting between prosecutors and state investigators.

Acting Priceville Police Chief Rick Williams has said that Priceville Officer Bryan Smith shot Barnes after the youth from Madisonville, Tennessee, backed a stolen vehicle into a patrol car as Smith was exiting it, pinning him between the vehicles.

The Decatur Daily reports that Barnes' family declined comment.

URL

https://www.foxnews.com/us/da-no-charges-planned-for-officer-who-shot-killed-teen