Pardoned January 6 rioter said ‘I’m shooting myself’ before Indiana deputy fatally shot him

Killing of Matthew Huttle, 42, during traffic stop legally justified' and will not lead to criminal charges, lawyers say

The pardoned US Capitol attacker who was shot to death by an Indiana sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop in January had first told the officer, I'm shooting myself," before attempting to retrieve a gun from his car, according to officials as well as newly released video of the encounter.

Matthew Huttle's killing by the deputy - whose body-worn and dashboard cameras captured video of the traffic stop - was legally justified" and would not lead to any criminal charges, prosecutors said in a statement published on Thursday.