Hawaii County police have released body camera footage of a fatal shooting in Ocean View, and the department says the officer acted within policy.

• A 31-year-old man threw lava rocks at an officer and threatened to kill him during a slow chase across lava fields.
• The officer used a taser first, but it did not stop the man; after a rock struck the officer, he fired.
• The police chief said the shooting appears justified because the rough ground left the officer no way to back away.
• The officer, on the force less than a year, is on paid leave while the department runs its standard review of the incident.
• An autopsy found the man died from a single gunshot wound; drug and alcohol tests are still pending.

Outlook: The internal review and toxicology results will decide whether the shooting is formally cleared.