Tribal Woman's Raising Of Gun Bars Claims Over Police Killing, Appeals Court Says

Mealey's (September 2, 2020, 1:33 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Two policemen cannot be held liable for shooting and killing a pregnant, suicidal Indian woman in her bedroom, even if they were negligent in their handling of the situation, because they are shielded by Washington state's "felony bar statute," a state appeals court reluctantly ruled Aug. 31 (Rose Davis v. King County, et al., No. 79696-8-I, Wash. App., Div. 1, 2020 Wash. App. LEXIS 2410)....