Appeals court upholds federal officer’s deadly force in Standing Rock incident

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling that law enforcement officers acted reasonably and the federal government is not liable for the October 2017 shooting death of George “Ryan” Gipp Jr. on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.The Court of Appeals issued its decision Friday, Sept. 12, and concluded that though shooting Gipp was regrettable, it was respo...

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