A federal judge refused to dismiss all the claims against a Columbus police officer and the city stemming from a high-speed chase that ended with a stolen car being chased into Alabama, where it was riddled by police gunfire that left the teenage driver dead and two passengers wounded.

Judge Clay Land of Georgia’s Middle District said the officer, city and police chief are protected from the three lawsuits’ claims for violations of state and federal law from damages resulting from the officer’s first volley of 11 shots fired into the car as it backed up after crashing.

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