Benton County Deputies Cleared in July Shooting

Due to what an investigation said was the threat of "serious injury or death" to officers, two Benton County law enforcement officers have been cleared in a non-fatal shooting in July.

Deputy Scott Surplus, and Commander Jon Law responded to a July report of a man at a home on West 26th, and the man reportedly had a weapon. It was a domestic violence call.

The suspect, 56-year-old Robert Bevel, refused to drop a shotgun when ordered by the officers. Surplus shot him in the shoulder, and he was dropped by a non-lethal round from Commander Law.  Authorities had responded to several calls to the residence already over the weekend, culminating with the final incident July 25th.

The report in it's entirely can be found here. It was conducted by the Special Investigations Unit.