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Chesterfield Police Fatally Shoot Armed Woman in Crisis
Chesterfield County Police fatally shot a woman in her 70s on Woodpecker Road near Pocahontas State Park on October 14 after she emerged from woods armed with a handgun during a mental health crisis.
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Court: Chesterfield officer can face lawsuit over deadly shooting
A federal appeals court upheld the denial of qualified immunity to a Chesterfield officer in the fatal shooting of a man experiencing a mental health crisis, allowing the family's $35 million lawsuit to proceed.