No. 25A1020

Colton Carico v. Derek Bristow, Officer

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-17
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: deadly-force excessive-force fourth-amendment police-shooting qualified-immunity self-inflicted-harm
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a police officer's use of deadly force against a person who is armed with a rifle but poses no immediate threat to the officer or others—having pointed the weapon only at himself and begun walking away when ordered to drop it—violates the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizure, and whether qualified immunity shields the officer from liability for such force

Docket Entries

2026-03-18
Application (25A1020) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 30, 2026.
2026-03-09
Application (25A1020) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 16, 2026 to May 15, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Colton Carico
Colton Carico — Petitioner