St. Louis not liable for officer's Russian-roulette-style killing by fellow officer, judge rules

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis judge said the city is not liable for the death of St. Louis Police Officer Katlyn Alix, 24, who was shot to death by a fellow officer during a Russian roulette-type incident in 2019. On Aug. 17, Judge Joan Moriarty dismissed the City of St. Louis along with Nathaniel Hendren, Patrick Riordan and Gary Foster in their official capacities and Foster individually from a civil lawsuit Alix’s mother filed following her death. The only parties remaining in the lawsuit are Hendren and Riordan in their individual capacities. Hendren is now in prison and Riordan is no longer with the police department. “The court finds that there was no tortious act by defendants as Hendren’s actions were of a personal nature and outside the scope of his employment,” Moriarty wrote. “Without the tortious act, there is no need for the defense of sovereign and official immunity.” READ FULL STORY: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/loc...