SMITH v. KILGORE

No. 18-1040.

926 F.3d 479 (2019)

Tina SMITH, individually, and a Natural Mother and Lawful Heir of Raymond A. Smith, Jr., deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Michael KILGORE, Member Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners; Alvin Brooks, Member Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners; Angela Wasson-Hunt, Member Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners; Michael Rader, Member Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners; Sylvester James, Member Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners; David Kenner, Member Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners; Darryl Forte, Chief of Police; Selvir Abidovic, Police Officer, # 5569; Christopher Krueger, Police Officer, # 5476; Christopher Taylor, Police Officer, # 5353; Andrew Keller, Police Officer, # 5576, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wainsworth Anderson , ANDERSON LAW GROUP, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Diane Peters , Assistant Attorney General, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Kansas City, MO, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, BENTON and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Tina Smith, mother of Raymond A. Smith Jr., sued the Kansas City Chief of Police, the members of the Board of Police Commissioners, and officers Selvir Abidovic, Christopher Krueger, Christopher James Taylor, and Andrew E. Keller, alleging they violated her son's constitutional rights when two officers used deadly force against...

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