Colas v. Tyree

PRESENT: All the Justices BRADLEY COLAS, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 211226 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH JANUARY 26, 2023 LISA TYREE, AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY TYREE, DECEASED, ET AL. FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH Kevin M. Duffan, Judge Bradley Colas, a police officer, shot and killed Jeffrey Tyree. A jury found that Colas was liable for battery and awarded damages to Tyree’s estate. Colas appeals from this decision, arguing that his motion to strike should have been granted because, when he fired the fatal shot, he was acting in defense of…