Opinion ID: 2745906
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Heading: Rice’s Death

Text: On January 27, 2010, Ryan Craig (“Craig”), Rice’s nephew, placed a 911 call stating that Rice was sitting in Rice’s truck with a loaded gun to his head and threatening to commit suicide. Arnold and Deputy Johnson (“Johnson”) went to Rice’s house in response to the 911 call. Craig told Arnold and Johnson that Rice was armed, had been drinking, had taken a lot of medication, and that Rice had a problem with law enforcement. Arnold and Johnson entered Rice’s home without a warrant, and Arnold saw Rice sitting in his truck in his garage with a gun to his head. Arnold and Johnson retreated to the kitchen for cover (a small hallway connected the kitchen to the garage). While Arnold and Johnson remained in the kitchen, Arnold repeatedly asked Rice to put his gun down. Rice refused, saying he wanted to come into the kitchen to get a beer. While Arnold and Johnson were in Rice’s kitchen, they heard a single gunshot. Arnold and Johnson went to the garage and determined that Rice had not injured himself; it was later discovered that Rice had shot a single bullet into the wall in the garage. The 2 Case: 13-30639 Document: 00512815979 Page: 3 Date Filed: 10/27/2014 No. 13-30639 deputies again asked Rice to relinquish his gun as they retreated to the kitchen, but Rice refused. Rice exited his truck and began walking toward the kitchen. 2 Arnold repeatedly told Rice to put the gun down. While continuing to walk toward the kitchen, Rice stated, “I want to commit suicide.” Arnold then fired four shots at Rice, hitting Rice in the chest three times. Johnson, who was also present in the kitchen at the time, did not fire at Rice. Rice later died from the gunshot wounds.