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Article: Ex-officer testifies in civil lawsuit; Bartlett says he can't recall number of shots he fired
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 2, 2006
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Former Milwaukee Police Officer Jon Bartlett fired 10 bullets
through a Lincoln Town Car windshield four years ago because he
thought a motorist was trying to run him over and kill him, he
testified Monday.
Bartlett, 34, spent almost four hours on the witness stand as the
federal civil trial stretched into a second week. He calmly answered
questions from the lawyer hired by the family of Larry Jenkins, 31,
who was shot to death by Bartlett on a Milwaukee street in 2002.
Jenkins' family contends Bartlett used unnecessary force when he
shot Jenkins, hitting him seven times.
But Bartlett said that he thought Jenkins was trying to kill him
when he saw Jenkins behind the wheel of the car ...