A federal appellate court ruled the legal doctrine of qualified immunity protects officer Toni McBride in the fatal 2020 shooting of Daniel Hernandez.
Ruling on one of the most controversial and closely watched LAPD shootings in recent years, a federal appellate court said Thursday that the legal doctrine of qualified immunity protects officer Toni McBride from federal claims in the the fatal 2020 shooting of Daniel Hernandez. McBride is shielded by the law regardless of whether she used excessive force when shooting Hernandez six times, the last two when he was already badly wounded and on the ground, the court said.
' Arnoldo Casillas, an attorney for other Hernandez family members and Hernandez's estate, said the ruling showed qualified immunity is a 'sham for negligent cops,' but that he looks forward to pursuing justice for Hernandez's family in state court.
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