Legal Opinion
Kathryn Pollard v. City of Columbus, Ohio
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2015No. 13-4142PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
On July 7, 2009, a rape suspect led Columbus, Ohio police officers on a highway car chase before crossing the median, accelerating the wrong way, and ramming head on into a semitrailer. Officers surrounded the suspect’s car and fatally shot the suspect after he reached down into the car, despite police commands to “show his hands,” and then clasped his hands into a shooting posture, pointing them at the officers. The suspect’s mother, Kathryn Pollard, brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against the officers, alleging excessive force in violation of the Fourth…
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