A deadly shooting by police in Bremer County during a traffic stop has been ruled justified. 29 year old Jihad Merrick, of Minnesota was shot and killed back in January, during a traffic stop on Highway 218 in Bremer County. Prior to the traffic stop, Merrick was reportedly seen at a gas station in Floyd County holding a gun to his head before he took off in his car. After speeding by an officer on Highway 218, clocked going more than a 100 mph, Merrick was pulled over. The Nashua Police Officer was unaware of the gas station report, but noticed the driver was holding a gun to his head. After being pulled over Merrick steps out of his car and argues with officers about the floodlights, even though officers had already turned off headlights at his request. 25 minutes into the police video Merrick fires a shot from inside his car. When officers approach car they found Merrick unarmed. But when officers attempted to pull Merrick out of the vehicle, he struggled, reaching back towards his gun. Merrick then put his car in drive, dragging one officer and heading towards another. That’s when both fired at Merrick and the car came to a stop. Merrick was pronounced dead at the scene. The autopsy reports showed Merrick died from three bullet wounds, and had meth in his system. According to the Bremer County Attorney, the threat to the officers’ lives when Merrick tried to drive off, and other actions that were taken by Merrick throughout the incident, were enough to justify the use of deadly force.