Duane Erick Strong

Deadly force

Police heard shots from behind a bar and found Strong idling his car in the bar's parking lot. An officer approached Strong and he bolted. Fearing Strong might hit him, the officer shot nine times. The officer's partner shot three times. Strong was hit by one bullet, killing him. Autopsy found designer drug ethylone in Strong's system. Officers cleared of criminal charges by grand jury. Police alleged vehicular assault.