USE OF FORCE REVIEW BOARD

General Order 1.3.2 Deadly Force Deadly force may only be used under the following circumstances: A. An member may use deadly force when it is necessary to protect the member or others from what he or she reasonably believes is an imminent threat of death or serious physical injury, or A member may use deadly force to capture or seize a dangerous suspect when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of death or serious physical injury, presents an imminent threat of death or serious physical injury to another if not apprehended, and there is no reasonably safe means of preventing the suspect's escape. Where feasible, a verbal warning should precede the use of deadly force. Definitions "Reasonable belief" - Facts, circumstances or knowledge present to the officer sufficient to justify a thought or feeling. "Serious physical injury" means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or which results in long-term loss or impairment of the function of any bodily part or organ.

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Questions 1. Did Officer Humphreys believe that there was probable cause that Alen Bolic had committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of death or serious physical injury, presented an imminent threat of death or serious physical injury to another if not apprehended, and there was no reasonably safe means of preventing the suspects escape?

Yes No

2. Did Officer Humphreys issue a verbal warning? Yes No 3. Was Officer Humphreys directed to use lethal force by a Department supervisor? Yes No

4. Was Officer Humphreys ultimate use of deadly force based upon any direction given by a supervisor or as a result of a personal decision, taking the totality of the threat factors into account at the time of the shooting?

5. Was Officer Humphreys use of deadly force necessary to protect the member or others from what he reasonably believes is an imminent threat of death or serious physical injury. Yes No