31.   Douglas Hartman, a Police Benevolent Association lawyer who is representing Caldara, said the shooting was justified.

32.   His attorney, Walter Gerash, said the city got off cheap because the shooting was not justified.

33.   In November, a Brooklyn grand jury decided the shooting was justified because it was reasonable for the patrolmen to believe Busch was a threat to them.

34.   Internal investigators determined the shootings were justified.

35.   Many Houstonians thought the shooting was justified.

36.   North Branford Police Chief Matthew Canelli said he had expected the investigation to find the shooting was justified.

37.   Police have said the shootings were justified because Murray tried to ram the officers with his car during the arrest.

38.   Russia said the shooting was justified because the Japanese boats had ignored warning shots.

39.   Seven Miami police officers were arrested Friday by the FBI after an investigation into allegations that officers planted guns at crime scenes to justify police shootings.

40.   State police Capt. Theodore Kohuth said the shooting was justified.