In Tennessee v.Garner the U.S.Supreme Court held that deadly force may be used to prevent an escape of a known offender if the officer's life, or the lives of others around them, are at imminent risk.

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In Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the U.S. Supreme Court held that under the Fourth Amendment, an officer may not use deadly force to prevent the escape of a fleeing suspect unless the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.

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