Samuel Muhammed v. City of Chicago

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• asserting that to preclude summary judgment in deadly force case, plaintiff must “provide specific evidence when attacking [officers’] credibility, such as contradictory eyewitness accounts or other impeachment evidence”
• discussing the Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985) standard for reasonable use of deadly force
• affirming entry of summary judgment in favor of police officer who fired four shots, killing suspect who pulled out a gun
• applying the same rule to plaintiff’s federal excessive force claim and Illinois wrongful death claim
• “The same [reasonable use of deadly force] rule applies to [plaintiff’s] wrongful death claim under Illinois No. 19-1435 11 law.”
• same rule regarding use of force applies in both Fourth Amendment and Illinois Wrongful Death Act

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