Federal civil case against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan dismissed

Felicity Dachel and other KARE 11 staffers are reporting a federal civil case against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan, who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop in 2023, has been dismissed, with the court saying “under this law the Court cannot conclude that Londregan violated a clearly established right when he made the decision to shoot Cobb.”

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