University of Incarnate Word: Student slain by campus officer was irresponsible

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SAN ANTONIO — The University of the Incarnate Word has responded to the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a student who was shot and killed by a campus police officer in December.

In a document filed Monday night, lawyers for UIW said the school should not be held liable for the death of Robert Cameron Redus and that its officer, Cpl. Christopher Carter, was in fear for his life when he opened fire.

Redus, a 23-year-old who went by Cameron, was shot five times — including once in the back — by Carter on Dec. 6. Authorities said the shooting came after a six-minute struggle in the parking lot of the Treehouse Apartments in Alamo Heights, where Redus lived.

The Alamo Heights Police Department and Texas Rangers investigated the shooting without filing any immediate charges and have turned the case over to the district attorney's office for review.

More at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/UIW-Student-slain-by-campus-officer-was-5525223.php .

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