Legal Opinion
William Thomas v. City of Columbus
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 19, 2017No. 16-3375PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
This case primarily concerns an officer’s decision to fire his weapon. Specifically, whether that decision was reasonable when an apparent suspect exited an ongoing burglary 40 feet away from the officer and then ran towards the officer with a gun. For the following reasons, we hold that it was and that the district court properly granted summary judgment to the defendants on the remaining claims. Thus, we affirm.
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In 2012, Destín Thomas lived in an apartment complex near Columbus, Ohio. His front door opened to a breezeway. On one end, the breezeway led to a…
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