Judge rules for Indianapolis police in black teen’s killing A judge has ruled in favor of Indianapolis police in a lawsuit that accused officers of excessive force in a black teenager’s fatal shootingA federal judge has ruled in favor of Indianapolis police in a lawsuit that accused officers of excessive force in a black teenager’s fatal shooting following a suspected armed carjacking. U.S. District Court Judge Patrick Hanlon ruled in favor of the city and the officers on Nov. 13, ending the lawsuit prior to trial, The Indianapolis Star reported. Hanlon’s order said Green's family failed to prove that the officers were not acting reasonably when they used force. And once blockaded on a dead-end street, he tried to escape instead of stopping the Nissan or surrendering to officers," the judge wrote in his order. "Based on these facts, the officers reasonably recognized that Mr. Green presented serious danger."

Source: ABC News November 28, 2019 14:23 UTC