Federal officials might be looking in to the accidental January police shooting that killed a 34 year old woman in Burlington.
In a response to a letter penned by Gina Colbert, the mother of Autumn Steele, US Senator Grassley writes that he’s forwarded information about the case to the US Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, Nicholas Klinefeldt.
It’s not known whether or not Klinefeldt will take up the case.
Steele was shot on January 6th when Burlington Police Officer Jesse Hill was responding to a domestic dispute between Steele and her husband when the couples dog apparently attacked Hill. While attempting to shoot the dog with his firearm, Hill slipped on the snow, accidentally firing and hitting Steele in the chest.
Hill has since returned to active duty. Des Moines County Attorney Amy Beavers did not press charges against Hill.
