Underwood v. City of Bessemer

Officer used excessive force when he fired at plaintiff’s car from 8 feet, although plaintiff had not obeyed orders to stop and had evaded talking to police, where car was inching forward slowly, officer had walked in front of car, officer did not give deadly force warning, and there was no critical need to prevent a known dangerous person from escaping and harming others; officer entitled to qualified immunity, however, because court finds no case on point.