SHEPHERD v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT

No. 18-30528.

920 F.3d 278 (2019)

Marjorie SHEPHERD, ON BEHALF OF ESTATE OF John SHEPHERD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF SHREVEPORT; Phillip Tucker, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 3, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Welch Cameron , Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edwin H. Byrd, III , Zachary Alexander Wilkes , Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, L.L.P., Shreveport, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


This lawsuit arises from the death of William Shepherd, who was shot and killed by Corporal Tucker of the Shreveport Police Department in October 2013. Mr. Shepherd's mother brought excessive force claims against the officer and the city. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. We AFFIRM...

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