3840 Police officers owe an armed person with whom they are dealing on an emergency basis no duty to avoid general negligence, but owe a duty to avoid using unreasonable force the breach of which may result in liability for battery; a public agency that employs police officers has no duty to an armed person with whom the officers are dealing on an emergency basis.CitationMUNOZ v CITY OF UNION CITY (Police Shooting) 2004 CalAppLexis 1187 [See: GovC 815, 820; Adams v City 68 CA4 243, T/AT 1/99; Eastburn v Regional Fire Protection Authority 31 C4 1175, T/AT 1/04; Grudt v City of LA 2 C3 575; Munoz v Olin 24 C3 629; Edson v City of Anaheim 63 CA4 1269, T/AT 6/98]
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