WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t revive a case against Florida law enforcement officials in which a deputy fatally shot an innocent man who of his home holding a gun.
The Supreme Court recently declined to take a case involving the death of Andrew Scott. Court documents say that on July 15, 2012, a Lake County deputy saw and tried to stop a speeding motorcyclist.
The deputy lost sight of the motorcycle, but it was later spotted at an apartment complex. When officers knocked on a nearby apartment door, Scott answered holding a gun and was shot. He wasn’t the bike’s operator.
A Florida judge dismissed the case, ruling that Scott’s decision to answer the door holding a gun “led to this tragedy.”
- Posted January 17, 2018
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Supreme Court won't take case of innocent man shot in Florida
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