Big Stone Gap, Va: A prosecutor in southwest Virginia has concluded that the fatal shooting of a man who pointed a shotgun at deputies was justified. Commonwealth’s Attorney Chuck Slemp yesterday released his findings in the death of 34-year-old Nathan Curtis Castle. Castle was shot during a traffic stop following a pursuit last month near Big Stone Gap. Slemp said criminal charges will not be filed against the officers who discharged their weapons. Slemp’s report says Castle provoked an armed confrontation and pointed his shotgun at deputies, who acted in self-defense. He declined to identify the officers out of concerns for their safety, saying Castle had “strong and documented ties to known criminal gangs.”