The City of Huntsville, its police department and two unnamed officers are being sued in federal court by the family of a man who was killed in 2023 after pointing a firearm at authorities.

According to law enforcement, Sterling Arnold of Huntsville caused officers to fear for their lives on the evening of September 14, 2023, ultimately resulting in his death. After an investigation conducted by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the case was handed off to the Madison County District Attorney's Office, which eventually cleared the officers involved in the shooting of any wrongdoing.

Madison County chief deputy District Attorney Tim Gann told WAFF 48 that video from the shooting plainly showed Arnold with the weapon trained on officers.

“It was some of the clearest, best body cam foot

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