TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Shawnee County District Attorney says police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a man in Topeka after he committed two carjackings.

Four law enforcement officers shot 38-year-old Richard Reed of Maple Hill in April during a standoff on a bridge in Topeka after he fired a rifle at them.

District Attorney Chad Taylor said Monday three officers from the Topeka police department and one Capitol Police officer acted in self-defense and to defend others when they shot Reed.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1Rz084p ) that Reed carjacked two cars and rammed three vehicles — including a police car — before he was shot multiple times as he fired at officers. He was hospitalized for eight days before he died April 18.