Turner v. City of Greenville

WYNN, Judge.

Under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-401(d), a law enforcement officer is justified in using deadly physical force upon another person to defend himself or a third person from what he reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of deadly physical force. 1 In this appeal, Plaintiffs Karl and Barbara Turner argue that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment to Defendant City of Greenville on their claims arising from the shooting death of their son by police officers. Because the officers’ actions were justified under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-401(d) (2007), we affirm summary…