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https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article243665027.html
"U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes also said the officer, Justin Rapp, was not civilly immune from liability in the police killing because the law “was clearly established at the time that using deadly force in response to Finch’s movements was a violation of the Fourth Amendment.”
“A reasonable officer would have known that using deadly force when Finch displayed no weapon and made no overtly threatening movement was unlawful,” Broomes wrote in a 57-page ruling that also considered the merits of claims against the city and Rapp’s supervising officer, as well as whether to allow expert testimony on police policies and practices."
"U.S. District Judge John W. Broomes also said the officer, Justin Rapp, was not civilly immune from liability in the police killing because the law “was clearly established at the time that using deadly force in response to Finch’s movements was a violation of the Fourth Amendment.”
“A reasonable officer would have known that using deadly force when Finch displayed no weapon and made no overtly threatening movement was unlawful,” Broomes wrote in a 57-page ruling that also considered the merits of claims against the city and Rapp’s supervising officer, as well as whether to allow expert testimony on police policies and practices."
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