Wapato Officer Justified In Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Concludes

Yakima County Prosecutor Joe Brusic says a Wapato police officer was justified in a fatal shooting in August of this year.

Brusic says Officer Michael Campos was justified in shooting Mario Martinez Torres in a bathroom inside a Wapato home. Two officers were called to a domestic dispute at the home, where they say Torres had attacked his girlfriend. The officers went inside the house to find Torres locked in the bathroom.
The officers forced open the bathroom door, where Torres pushed officer Campos into the bathtub and tasered the other officer. Officer Campos then shot Torres, who died at the scene.