A task force also concluded that Canyon County Deputy Brian Crawforth was justified in shooting Ricardo Ramos in the leg.

Rosalinda Ramos, the dead man's sister, says the investigation's conclusion that Ramos died instantly from the shot from his 9mm pistol at point-blank range to his chest was a comfort.

She says, "It was a relief to know he died instantly. We were thinking that he laid there for three hours, suffering."

Chief Deputy Gary Deulen says he wished the public could have learned earlier that Crawforth didn't kill Ramos, but said a thorough investigation was necessary before all the details were released.