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ESTATE OF BROWN THROUGH BREWER v. WEST

No. 22-1763.

76 F.4th 1078 (2023)

ESTATE OF De'Angelo BROWN, Deceased THROUGH Bryce BREWER, Special Administrator, Plaintiff-Appellant v. E.C. WEST, Chief, West Memphis Police Department; Prince Bohanon, Member, West Memphis Police Department; Michael Clark, Member, West Memphis Police Department; John Buford, Member, West Memphis Police Department; Matthew McKee, Member, West Memphis Police Department; Daniel Magill, Member, West Memphis Police Department; James Presley, III, Member, West Memphis Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 10, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Lloyd W. Kitchens, III , of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Gabrielle Denise Gibson , of North Little Rock, AR.

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

De'Angelo Brown was a passenger in a car that led West Memphis Police Department (WMPD) officers on a dangerous chase. He was shot and killed when officers tried to stop the car, and his estate sued them under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive force and state-created danger. The district court1

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