Officials have determined the local deputy who shot and wounded the suspect in an area murder used justifiable force. Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Menard shot and wounded 39-year-old Nathan Russell of East Dubuque, Ill., when Menard made contact with Russell Nov. 7. Russell was being sought by law enforcement for his alleged role in a shooting earlier that day, according to a press release issued Thursday by the Iowa Department of Public Safety on behalf of Delaware County Attorney John W. Bernau. Bernau determined that “the level of force used by Deputy Menard in shooting Russell was reasonable under the circumstances of the moment, to not only protect his own life, but also the lives of nearby citizens,” according to the release. Menard “acted in accordance with his training and experience,” Bernau writes, and “when the whole of the incident is looked at objectively, Deputy Menard’s actions in shooting Russell were reasonable and legally justified under Iowa law and he will face no criminal liability.”