9 years after cop at San Antonio's UIW shot a student, court lets wrongful death suit proceed

On Friday, the Fourth Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that denied the university's latest bid to toss the suit, according to the daily. The suit stemmed from a

in which former UIW police officer Christopher Carter shot Redus five times in the parking lot of his apartment complex after a traffic stop.he expects the suit to go to trial on Sept. 19 in San Antonio state district court. In a statement supplied to the daily, UIW officials also said they anticipate the case will move ahead.

Carter pulled over Redus at the the Treehouse Apartments on Dec. 6, 2013 on suspicion the student was driving drunk near the campus. Carter, who later resigned his position on the university police force, claimed Redus took his baton during a struggle, causing him to fear for his life.. Redus' family, who resides in Baytown, subsequently filed suit.due to the state's oversight of law-enforcement officials — a claim rejected Friday by the appeals court.

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