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Huntsville city officials had spent $125,000 in public money to defend William Darby, saying he had been justified in using deadly force when he fatally shot Jeffrey Parker, 49, in 2018.
Huntsville police officer testifies he feared for his life when he shot and killed suicidal man
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
Huntsville police officer William Ben Darby took the stand in his own defense during his murder trial at the Madison County Courthouse in downtown Huntsville, Ala. on May 5, 2021.Lee Roop | lroop@al.com
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Huntsville police officer William Ben Darby testified on Wednesday that he shot and killed Jeff Parker three years ago because he feared for his own life and the lives of his fellow officers.
Darby testified that Parker, who was sitting on a couch with a gun to his own head, posed an “imminent threat” to the police officers who were at his west Huntsville home on the afternoon of April 3, 2018. Darby testified that because Parker did not comply with orders to drop his gun, he had no choice but to shoot and kill him.