HUNTLEY, MONTANA — Newly released dashcam footage shows the shocking moment two Montana police officers shot and killed an unarmed man as he attempted to swerve to avoid them. <br /> <br />The incident, which happened on January 8, 2015, saw the death of Loren Simpson at the hands of two Yellowstone County deputies during a police pursuit. <br /> <br />The 28-year-old, who reportedly had a large amount of methamphetamine in his system, according to a report by the Guardian, was driving a stolen Ford Explorer as he was confronted by deputies Jason Robinson and Christopher Rudolph. <br /> <br />The heavily-armed officers were carrying an AR-15 rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun. As Simpson approached them in the vehicle, seemingly steering so as to avoid hitting them, they fired at him 24 times. <br /> <br />Simpson was struck three times: once by a shotgun round and twice by the rifle bullets. One of the rifle rounds fatally struck the back of his head. <br /> <br />A coroner's inquest, that saw the footage played to the jury, on Thursday deemed the shooting justified.
