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U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs New Jersey police shooting ‘qualified immunity’ case By Reuters

by Mike Robinson

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By Andrew Chung

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a family’s request to revive a suit against a New Jersey trooper for fatally shooting a mentally ill person who was pointing a firearm at himself. This case involved a legal defense that protects officers from allegations of excessive force.

An appeal from Willie Gibbons’ mother was denied by the court. The lower court had granted New Jersey State Trooper Noah Bartelt qualified immuneity. He twice shot Gibbons at a roadside confrontation in 2011. Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor voted against the appeal.

The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. ruled in favor of Bartelt, 2020. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Gibbons had pointed the gun at himself and was therefore “within the range of firing” of the officer.

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