Deputy Who Shot Photog ‘Reasonably’ Thought Tripod Was Gun: Lawyers

In September 2017, an Ohio newspaper photojournalist was shot by a deputy at a traffic stop when a tripod was mistaken for a gun. Now lawyers are arguing

via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2018/03/27/deputy-who-shot-photog-reasonably-thought-tripod-was-gun-lawyers/

Photographer Andy Grimm was shot at around 10 p.m. on September 4th, 2017, when he pulled into a parking lot to shoot photos of a nearby traffic stop. Clark County deputy Jake Shaw, believing that Grimm was pulling a rifle out of his car, opened fire, hitting Grimm in the arm and stomach.