Officer used excessive force in shooting plaintiff, who at the time, was a burglary and assault suspect about 20 feet from the officer, advancing towards him while stabbing himself repeatedly with a pocketknife.
Qualified immunity, as insufficiently bright line when dealing with questions of mental illness.
Remand to determine state law immunity for precisely parallel violations of State Declaration of Rights.
http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/171856.P.pdf
Since 2011. An occasional commonplacing of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Neither an authoritative statement of the law nor legal advice. Quick work.