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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Cogburn denies a female police officer and the City of Charlotte their motion for summary judgment after the female officer shot a male officer in an attempt to serve a search warrant on a known violent criminal. Several officers arrived the house where they intended to serve the warrant. After the officers used a battering ram to knock a door down, shooting came from inside and the male officer was hit. In apparent confusion, the female officer shot at the male officer 14 times before someone identified him as an officer. His injuries required multiple surgeries and he is unable to return to work as an officer. His bulletproof vest with the word “police” across the back were obscured by a jacket, which puts his claims of negligence, assault and battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress into question. Therefore, summary judgment is not possible at this stage and the case will proceed to trial.