Legal Opinion
Chappell v. City of Cleveland
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 4, 2009No. 08-4456PublishedCited by 396 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
This action arises from the tragic shooting by police officers of a fifteen-year old boy, Brandon McCloud, in his own bedroom. While conducting a protective sweep of a home in the early-morning darkness prior to executing a search warrant, the officers encountered a male suspect hiding in a bedroom closet. When they ordered him to come out and show his hands, the suspect came toward the officers with a knife upheld. When he ignored their commands to drop the knife and continued to move toward the officers in close quarters, they opened fire, killing him…
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