Is a police officer justified in using deadly force against an armed suspect?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hayes v. Cnty. of San Diego, D.C. No. 3:07-cv-01738-DMS-JMA, No. 09-55644 (9th Cir. 2013):
("[W]here a suspect threatens an officer with a weapon such as a gun or a knife, the officer is justified in using deadly force.") (citations omitted); see also Blanford v. Sacramento County, 406 F.3d 1110, 1115-16 (9th Cir. 2005).
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