Deadly Force

<p>A police officer’s use of deadly force against a civilian was “objectively unreasonable,” because the civilian did not pose an immediate threat of serious physical harm to others, the Eighth Circuit <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/deadlyforce.pdf">ruled</a></strong>. The civilian was shot five times without warning after officers responded to the scene of an altercation he had with his uncle. </p>

ST. LOUIS — A police officer’s use of deadly force against a civilian was “objectively unreasonable,” because the civilian did not pose an immediate threat of serious physical harm to others, the Eighth Circuit ruled . The civilian was shot five times without warning after officers responded to the scene of an altercation he had with his uncle.

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