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Officer Ruled Justified in Jason Pero’s Shooting Death

Medical Examiner's Office Says Pero Had Fentanyl in System at Time of Shooting

BAD RIVER RESERVATION, Wis.-The St. Croix District Attorney has ruled that the Ashland sheriff’s deputy Brock Mrdjenovich was justified when he shot and killed Bad River Reservation resident Jason Pero, 14, in November. According to the attorney’s report, the juvenile allegedly contacted the police department from his home phone and said their was an individual armed walking with a knife on…