Civil rights suit filed in police shooting of man brandishing sword

Darrien Hunt, 22, was shot to death while carrying a 40-inch samurai-type sword.

Prosecutors said that Hunt “lunged” at two officers, Cpl. Matt Schauerhamer and Officer Nicholas Judson and their actions were reasonable. The medical examiner’s autopsy report determined Hunt was shot six times, once in the back.

The lawsuit alleges that under the Second Amendment, Hunt had a right to carry the sword and the two officers did not have a right to demand that he surrender.

“No white boy with a little sword would they shoot while he’s running away,” she said.

CNN’s Holly Yan, Jethro Mullen and Amanda Watts contributed to this report

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