Sioux City Officer Justified in Orozco Shooting

The Iowa Attorney General's Office has determined that the police shooting of Jamie Orozco in Sioux City on October 20, 2024, was legally justified. The incident began when Orozco, 43, was reported brandishing a gun and making threatening comments. When officers located him, he refused to comply with commands, pulled a handgun, and fired at officers while fleeing. A SWAT team later found Orozco hiding in a locked attic crawl space, where an officer shot him after he reached for a cloth bundle that contained a gun. Orozco died a week later in the hospital. The report noted Orozco's prior felony convictions which prohibited him from possessing firearms.