Ryan Pownall had been facing a third-degree murder charge in the 2017 on-duty shooting of 30-year-old David Jones:
, most recently after Krasner's office sought a clarification from the State Supreme Court on the state law that governs when police shootings are considered justified.
Police officials have said that Pownall tried to shoot Jones during the struggle, but that his gun jammed. Jones threw his gun down and fled, and Pownall fired at him, shooting him in the back and killing him. The grand jury that recommended charges said Jones was"no danger to anyone in his flight.”
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