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Fatal Shooting At Hospital Prompts Police Lawsuit

By Edward Bills

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A lawsuit has been filed against two Contra Costa, Calif., sheriff’s deputies after they fatally shot a man in a California hospital who was suffering from severe alcohol withdrawal. Paul Hammond had checked himself into the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center for symptoms of alcohol withdrawal on June 7 of last year. The following day, Hammond pulled out a pocket knife in an attempt to free himself from the hospital’s soft restraints. The police were called, and when Hammond would not put down the knife, he was shot five times. The lawsuit contends that the officers used “unlawful and excessive force” in dealing with Hammond and failed to consult hospital staff about his condition before opening fire

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on April 09, 2010 (boomark / email).

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