Mark Hanneman, Minneapolis Police Officer, et al. v. Karen Wells, as Co-Trustee for the Next of Kin of Amir Rahkare Locke, et al.
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1. When the Respondents' own factual allegations, the facts assumed by the courts, and the undisputedly authentic video footage, show the officer was entitled to qualified immunity, can an appellate court dismiss a qualified immunity appeal for lack of jurisdiction?
2. Is an officer entitled to qualified immunity for using deadly force during a dangerous incident when faced with an armed individual that, according to the Eighth Circuit, held the gun "close to horizontal"?
3. Is an officer entitled to qualified immunity for their use of deadly force when it is alleged an armed individual was just beginning to comply with officers' orders less than a fraction of a second before the deadly force is used?
Whether an appellate court can dismiss a qualified immunity appeal for lack of jurisdiction when video evidence and factual allegations suggest the officer's use of force was reasonable