Shooting a driver with the intention of stopping the person who has posed a grave risk of causing death or serious injury by his driving is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment and must be assessed under the reasonableness clause.

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Shooting a driver would constitute the use of deadly force, which is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment. The reasonableness of such action would need to be assessed under the Fourth Amendment's reasonableness clause, which requires a balancing of the government's interest against the intrusiveness of the seizure.

Shooting a Driver with the Intention of Stopping the Person