Female cop who shot and killed a former Marine after he punched her twice in the face will not be charged because she was 'reasonable to think her life was in danger' 35-year-old Marzues Scott was shot dead by Leann Norman after he didn't respond to commands and punched her in the face Norman tried unsuccessfully to arrest Scott, a father of two and former U.S. Marine, after he had assaulted an employee in a Dodge store She shot him twice and the incident was captured on body-cam Norman will not face criminal charges after it was ruled she was 'reasonable in believing that her life was in danger' Leann Norman had been a police officer for 10 months when the incident happened WARNING: Contains images that some readers might find distressing By Chantalle Edmunds For Dailymail.com Published: 17:53 BST, 3 May 2019 | Updated: 17:53 BST, 3 May 2019 Viewcomments A police officer from Arkansas will not face charges after shooting dead a former U.S. Marine who punched her in the face after she tried to arrest him for attacking a store worker. Scott Ellington, the prosecuting attorney for the 2nd Judicial District, wrote in a letter obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, to state investigators that Blytheville police officer Leann Norman would not face criminal charges. Ellington wrote that Marzues Scott, 35, 'became aggressive toward the officer' when she told him to stop and come toward her she drew her gun. He administered blows to Norman and she was 'reasonable in believing that her life was in danger when she fired her service weapon,' he added. 35-year-old former Marine and dad of two Marzues Scott (pictured above) was shot by Officer Leann Norman after he punched her in the face twice and she believed her life was in danger Officer Leann Norman (pictured above) had been in post 10 months before the incident happened On April 7 at around 11 p.m., Norman responded to a disturbance at a Dodge Store. She had only been on the job for 10 months. Surveillance video shows Scott, a former marine and father of two from Blytheville, inside the Dodge store before the shooting, walking up behind an employee and attacking them leaving them with head injuries and a lost tooth, as reported by WMC5. Norman had arrived on the scene and activated her body camera before yelling commands to Scott as he was crossing the street to the Deerfield Inn where he was staying. It isn't clear why he was staying at the inn or why he'd beaten up the store employee. The incident was captured on the body-cam Norman was wearing which shows Scott near to a Dodge store where he'd attacked a store employee who had called police Norman says she was punched twice in the face and hit the ground. Her torch is seen lying on the tarmac on the camera footage 'He hit me in the face twice, I had no choice,' Norman can be heard saying. Scott was shot twice, once in the torso and it isn't clear where else 'You just assaulted somebody at Dodge Store. Go to my car. Go to my car. Don't get near me. Go to my car now. Go to my car. I need some back up. Go to the car. Get back don't come near me. Get back. Shots fired Shots fired Shots fired,' Norman is heard saying in the video. 'He hit me in the face twice, I had no choice,' Norman adds. Scott was shot twice, once in the torso and it isn't clear where else. Investigators are waiting autopsy results to determine exactly where both shots hit the suspect. He died shortly afterward in the hospital. A toxicology report was also carried out. Other officers arrived on the scene and gave CPR to Scott who died in the hospital shortly after the incident Scott Ellington, the prosecuting attorney for the 2nd Judicial District, ruled that Norman will not face charges and she was 'reasonable in believing that her life was in danger when she fired her service weapon,' Blythville police say it does not expect any disciplinary action against Norman. Chief Ross Thompson of Blythville police told WMC5 he wanted to release the video because he wanted residents to know officers activated the body cameras the way they were supposed to. 'I think it's important for the citizens to know that they did this, and to be able to understand the interactions that took place,' Thompson said. Scott was honorably discharged for his service in the U.S. Marines, according to his obituary. In Arkansas there is a statute that allows officers to use force in the defense of what they perceive to be deadly force by another person. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility