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Jury Rejects Assault and Excessive Force Claims Against Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting
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Nishica Srivastava
January 9, 2025

Tofte Et Al V. City Of Longview Et Al
Case Background
Brian Tofte and Cynthia Alderette, the Decedent Justin Lee Tofte's parents, and Michael T. Smith, the personal representative of Justin Lee Tofte’s estate filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Longview police alleging excessive force and assault after Justin Lee was fatally shot after attempting to flee an arrest attempt. The case was tried in the United States District Court, Washington Western (Tacoma). District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright presided over this civil rights lawsuit. [Case number: 3:22cv5700]Parties
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Wrongful Death
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