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a c ts re g a rding e a c h o ffic e r
- Offic e r Go nc e :
- He a rd tha t the re wa s a pa sse ng e r in the ve hic le a nd wa s c a lle d o ff the
pursuit
- Po sitio ne d himse lf in fro nt o f his c a r to de plo y “sto p stic ks”
- As the ve hic le a ppro a c he d him (a t a ro und 25 mph), Go nc e fire d 6
b ulle ts, o ne o f whic h hit Wilc o x
- Co urt fo und tha t the e vide nc e , in the lig ht mo st fa vo ra b le to Wilc o x, is
suffic ie nt to ra ise a g e nuine issue o f fa c t a s to the e xiste nc e o f the e le me nts o f ma lic e
- No immine nt thre a t to himse lf o r a no the r to justify the use o f de a dly
fo rc e c o ntra ry to his duty
iring six b ulle ts into a slo w mo ving ve hic le kno wing the re wa s a pa sse ng e r is suffic ie nt to ra ise a n issue o f fa c t whe the r Go nc e ’ s a c tio ns we re wa nto n a nd re c kle ss
WI L COX CONT .
- Offic e r Ho g a n:
- Arrive d o n sc e ne a s pa sse ng e r in third o ffic e r’ s po lic e c a r
- Offic e r te stifie d he c o uld no t re me mb e r ra dio c o mmunic a tio ns a b o ut the
numb e r o f pa sse ng e rs b ut he to o ha d b e e n c a lle d o ff the pursuit
- T
- o k po sitio n o n the side wa lk a s the ve hic le a ppro a c he d (20 mph no w a s
it ha d run o ve r the sto p stic ks)
ire d 9 b ulle ts a s the c a r a ppro a c he d, re lo a de d, a nd fire d a no the r 8 b ulle ts fro m a po sitio n b e hind the ve hic le
- Co urt de te rmine d suffic ie nt e vide nc e to ra ise a g e nuine issue o f ma te ria l
fa c t a s to whe the r Ho g a n’ s a c tio ns suppo rt a finding o f ma lic e
- No thre a t to himse lf a nd the re is no indic a tio n he wa s a wa re o f a ny
thre a t to his fe llo w o ffic e rs c o ntra ry to his duty
ire d 17 b ulle ts into a slo w mo ving c a r witho ut re g a rd to the po sitio n
- f o the r o ffic e rs is suffic ie nt to ra ise a g e nuine issue o f fa c t a s to
whe the r Ho g a n’ s a c tio ns we re wa nto n a nd re c kle ss
WI L COX CONT .
ntve ld:
- She wa s c a lle d o ff the pursuit
- She to o wa s una wa re o f the numb e r o f pa sse ng e rs
- Re me mb e re d he a ring tha t the “ve hic le wa s o c c upie d”
- As the ve hic le a ppro a c he d (a t 20 mph) she fire d 4 b ulle ts
- Co urt fo und tha t the e vide nc e , in the lig ht mo st fa vo ra b le to Wilc o x, is
suffic ie nt to ra ise a g e nuine issue o f fa c t a s to the e xiste nc e o f the e le me nts
- f ma lic e
- No immine nt thre a t to he rse lf o r o the rs to justify the use o f de a dly fo rc e
c o ntra ry to he r duty
ntve ld fire d into a ve hic le with numb e r o f o c c upa nts unkno wn witho ut kno wle dg e o f the po sitio n o f o the rs whic h is suffic ie nt to ra ise a g e nuine issue o f fa c t a s to whe the r he r a c tio ns we re wa nto n a nd re c kle ss
- Co urt he ld tha t the tria l c o urt pro pe rly de nie d the o ffic e r’ s mo tio n with re g a rd
to the ir lia b ility in the ir individua l c a pa c itie s
