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Eighth Circuit Holds Missouri Police Not Entitled to Immunity in Wrongful Death Suit

Loaded on Jan. 16, 2018 by Edward Lyon

Filed under: Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity, Sovereign Immunity, Wrongful Death, Police--Excessive Force. Location: Missouri.

by Edward Lyon

Kansas City policemen Shawn Todd and David Epperson responded to a burglary call at a vacant house. At the house Epperson covered the front, while Todd went to the rear. Todd encountered two men, one with a history of mental problems who had a pipe in one ...

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