Wilcox v. City of Asheville

STEPHENS, Judge.

In May 2007, Plaintiff Mary Ann Wilcox was shot by Asheville Police Department (“APD”) officers during APD’s pursuit of a vehicle in which Wilcox was the only occupant other than the driver. The pursuit began when the driver of the vehicle sped away from an APD officer during a traffic stop. At several points during the approximately 20-minute pursuit, which involved multiple APD officers and reached speeds up to 45 miles per hour, APD officers Defendant Stony Gonce, Defendant Brian Hogan, and Defendant Cheryl Intveld attempted to stop the vehicle by shooting at the vehicle…