SANZONE v. GRAY

No. 17-2103.

884 F.3d 736 (2018)

Dawne A. SANZONE, Personal Representative of the Supervised Estate of Keith R. Koster, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James GRAY, in his official and individual capacities, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph N. Williams , Attorney, RILEY WILLIAMS & PIATT, LLC, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas James O'Grady Moore , Donald Eugene Morgan , Attorneys, OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Bauer and Barrett, Circuit Judges.


Indianapolis police officer James Gray fatally shot an agitated Keith Koster when Koster threatened to fire a "warning shot" and then pointed his gun at police officers gathered in the doorway of his apartment. Koster's sister sued on behalf of his estate, claiming that Gray violated the Fourth Amendment by using excessive force. The district...

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