Aaron Gayle Larson

Deadly force

Larson was shot after attacking a trooper on I-5 with his fists. Larson was acting erratically, had jumped out of a moving other, had exposed himself and struck vehicles with his belt. The use of a taser was ineffective. A witness and nurse said the officer shot Larson while he was on the ground, already incapacitated. She also said the officer reported that Larson was dead, but she checked and he had a pulse.