DA finds killing of Daniel Houfek by police was justifiable homicide

Ventura, CA - District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the review by the District Attorney’s Office of the circumstances surrounding the July 12, 2013, shooting of Daniel Houfek by Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputies Danielle Delpit and Brian Dent has been completed.

The full report, authored by Senior Deputy District Attorney Christopher Harman, is available on the Ventura County District Attorney’s Web site and explains the District Attorney’s conclusions that Deputy Delpit and Deputy Dent acted reasonably, and the killing of Daniel Houfek was a justifiable homicide.