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The Iron County Attorney has determined an officer who shot and wounded a woman suspected in a car burglary in Parowan in June was not legally justified, but they say the officer will not face criminal charges. The Iron County Attorney's Office released the findings of their investigation Monday regarding the shooting that occurred June 28. According to the letter from the Iron County Attorney's Office, police responded to the T/A truck stop around 11:34 a.m. that day on report of suspects breaking into vehicles. Police say there were several suspects in the burglary and that one of them, Ivonne Casimiro, 29, had taken several swipes at a responding officer while wielding a screwdriver but did not make contact with any of the strikes. That officer, Sgt. Berg, was able to create space between them and said he was "in good shape" and conversing with the suspect, whom he said was not making a lot of sense as she talked. A short time later, Cpl. Jeremy Dunn of Enoch City Police arrived on scene, and within 3 minutes of his arrival he notified dispatch that shots had been fired and EMS was needed. The shooting was captured on Dunn's body camera and shows him arriving on scene and approaching two of the suspects who were outside, including Casimiro.