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The father of a 25-year-old woman who was killed by a law-enforcement officer in Pettis County last year has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.
According to WGB&C Attorneys at Law LLC, White, Graham, Buckley & Carr partners, William Carr, Gene Graham and Bryan White have filed a lawsuit against former Pettis County Sheriff’s Deputy Jordan Schutte on behalf of client John Fizer as part of a high-profile wrongful-death case of Hannah Fizer.
On June 13, 2020, Schutte shot an unarmed Hannah Fizer five times only minutes into a traffic stop in Sedalia.
The lawsuit outlines the encounter and alleges how Schutte’s actions violated Hannah Fizer’s rights and violated Missouri law, including by Schutte using willful excessive force, violating recognized police training procedures and protocols, and causing the death of Hannah Fizer. John Fizer is the appointed personal representative of her estate.
Lawsuit: âNo reasonable officerâ would have shot, killed Hannah Fizer
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The family of Hannah Fizer alleges that âno reasonable officerâ would have shot and killed her under the circumstances during
Fizerâs father,
John Fizer, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Pettis County court Wednesday seeking damages against Pettis County Deputy Jordan Schutte.
Schutte fatally shot Fizer, 25, after pulling her over in Sedalia, Missouri.
Early reports indicated Fizer told the deputy she had a gun and would shoot him, though
The lawsuit argues the shooting was an unjustified, an excessive use of force and that Schutte did not follow several standard law enforcement protocols during the stop.