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ISOM v. TOWN OF WARREN, RHODE ISLAND

No. 03-1765.

360 F.3d 7 (2004)

Jean ISOM, as a beneficiary, best friend, mother, natural guardian and representative of the estate of Robert Mark Isom, and in her individual capacity, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. TOWN OF WARREN, RHODE ISLAND, Police Chief Thomas B. Perrotto, Jr., Police Officer Sam Green, Police Officer Raymond J. Ouellette, Police Detective Michael Patrick Clancy, Police Captain Ely Barkett, Police Officer Joseph R. Loiselle, Defendants, Appellees, Dr. Elizabeth Laposta, Rhode Island Medical Examiner, Kevin Hopkins, Detective, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward P. Manning, Jr., for appellant.

Anthony F. DeMarco, with whom Reynolds, DeMarco & Boland, Ltd. was on brief, for appellees.

Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of an incident that was tragic for everyone involved. A few moments after saying he wanted to die, Robert Mark Isom, age 33 and emotionally disturbed, was shot to death by police officers of the Town of Warren, Rhode Island on the morning of March 7, 1997. Isom had entered a liquor store with an axe and briefly held hostage two employees before releasing one and inadvertently allowing the other to escape. When officers entered...

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