Man shot by Iowa City police says he was high on crack cocaine

The Johnson County Attorney's office has cleared Iowa City police officers involved in an officer-involved shooting back in early May.

Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness says the officers "acted with reasonable force" when they shot Michael Cintron-Caceres.

Police say Cintron-Caceres ran from them when questioning him about two burglaries they were investigating in the area.

The surveillance video, given to TV9 by the Johnson County Attorney's office, was used to help clear the officers.

The video shows what happened after Cintron-Caceres allegedly ran from police and into the fenced-in parking lot of Big 10 Rentals as police searched for him.

Police ended up finding Cintron-Caceres inside a truck but when they ordered he show his hands, he started the truck up and then began driving it back and forth, smashing into nearby vehicles.

Authorities tried to use a taser through one of the truck's windows but were unsuccessful.

Having "no way to escape" Officer Travis Neeld opened fire. Detective Alex Strickler also fired shots when the truck continued to move, thinking Neeld had been hit by the truck.

Cintron-Caceres was shot in his left and right shoulders but survived. He says he was "high on crack cocaine" during the incident.

Cintron-Caceres has not been charged for what took place but he is currently facing armed robbery charges stemming from an incident just two days prior to what unfolded and another that happened in late April.

Cintron-Caceres is also accused of assaulting officers on Hollywood Boulevard back on May 4th.