to defend shooting and killing another man over a parking dispute as bryan llenas explains, the incident is sparking strong feelings on both sides of the issue. outrage over florida stand your ground self-defense law now being used to justify killing a man over a parking space. it started with 47-year-old michael confronting a woman illegally parked in handicap spot outside of a convenient store in clearwater, her boyfriend came out of the storm, seconds later, pulled out a gun and fired killing the 28-year-old father of three. he feared for his life and was merely standing his ground, police admit the argument can get a little mirky. this is not an objective, what i would do or public would
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the limits of michigan self-defense law. but this week, his parents filed a federal civil lawsuit against frost and eaton county, alleging devin s civil rights were violated. it would have been more appropriate for the facts to be brought in front of a jury to ultimately decide. reporter: friday, the sheriff s office responded saying they stood by the prosecutor s findings that sergeant frost responded reasonably under the belief that he faced the threat of great bodily harm or death. now once again, a court is asked to rule on questions surrounding the use of police force. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. turning to the race for the white house, will this be the weekend vice president joe biden announces he wants to take his boss job? let s get the latest now from nbc s kristen welker, joining us from the white house. good morning to you, my friend. what are you hearing? reporter: well, alex, that is the question everyone wants the know. look, vice president biden is waking
use of fire arm was lawful within the limits of michigan s self-defense law. the teen s family is filing a civil suit. what is striking about this is so much of it is caught on that video except for the final moments. i think a lot of people will have to be the judge for themselves. this is what the jury in this case could be looking at. without key fatal moments caught on tape they are left to look at what was on tape. we have the body camvideo. we also have the cell phone. the teen was recording part of it. what they are going to be looking at and both sides see it differently. first was the stop legal? you look at the stop. you look at them disputing what he was stopped for. is it legal? according to michigan s what every driver should know booklet that all teen drivers get it is illegal to use or flash high beams within 500 feet of on coming car.
did not have with him, according to the information that we have received, and began recording the incident on his cell phone. now, the exchange was also recorded on the police officer s body camera. the officer removed the teenager from his car and after a struggle ensued, frost attempted to taser gilford. the taser malfunctioned. as the two continued to struggle, gilford was shot seven times. earlier this year, the county prosecutor declined to press charges against sergeant frost, saying quote, after considering all evidence from this case, as applied to current michigan criminal laws, i have determined that charges will not be issued against eaton county sheriff sergeant jonathan frost in the shooting death of devin lee gilford for the reason that the evidence supports sergeant frost used his firearm within the limits of michigan s self-defense law. joining me, msnbc chief legal correspondent ari melber. what else can you tell us about this investigation? i can tell you we have s