The following excerpt is from Hughes v. Kisela, 862 F.3d 775 (9th Cir. 2016):
On the other side of the ledger, we have held that it is constitutionally permissible to shoot an armed, mentally disturbed individual who makes threatening movements; commits a nonviolent crime in view of police; is warned to drop his weapon and that he will be shot if he does not comply; not only ignores those commands but apparently "flaunt[s]" them; and then attempts to enter a private residence for which he has no key. Blanford v. Sacramento Cty. , 406 F.3d 1110, 1113, 111619 (9th Cir. 2005).
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