Is the use of deadly force by a police officer a seizure subject to the Fourth Amendment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Bradley v. Cnty. of San Joaquin, No. 2:17-cv-2313-KJM-AC (E.D. Cal. 2018):

"[T]here can be no question that apprehension by the use of deadly force is a seizure subject to the reasonableness requirement of the Fourth Amendment." Tennessee v.

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