The fatal shooting of a Brentwood man who charged at Suffolk police with two knives outside his Wurz Street home in April was justified, New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ office said in a statement Thursday.

James’ office concluded that criminal charges should not be filed against the officers who opened fire on former New York City correction officer Bruce Boyd, who the statement said followed the officers out of his home with a knife in each hand and refused to drop the weapons as he approached police.

"Upon completion of the investigation into Mr. Boyd’s death, OSI [the AG’s Office of Special Investigation] has concluded that a prosecutor would not be able to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that at trial the officers’ use of deadly force was justified under law," Jame

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