Administrator and personal representative of suspect’s estate filed a wrongful death complaint against city and police detectives after suspect was shot and killed after she refused detective’s commands and struck two detectives with her vehicle.
Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment based on peace-officer immunity. The Circuit Court denied the motion. City and detectives filed a petition for a writ of mandamus directing the circuit court to grant their motion for summary judgment.
The Supreme Court held that police detectives were entitled to peace-officer immunity from liability in wrongful death lawsuit.