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A Washington state judge recently dismissed a suit surrounding Charleena Lyles a pregnant mother of four who was fatally shot seven times and killed by Seattle police. The incident happened after Lyles called police to investigate a burglary.

The suit against officers Steven McNew and Jason Anderson was dismissed by a King County Superior Court Judge, Julie Spector on Jan. 4th. This ruling means the case cannot be refiled but may be appealed to a higher court.

Karen Koehler, the family’s attorney, will appeal the ruling according to reports. Lyles was killed on June 18, 2017 by the officers in her apartment in Northeast Seattle. Both officers McNew and Anderson, acted in self-defense as the mother allegedly attacked the two officers with a knife.

There were outrage surrounding why the officers did not use other methods to stop Lyles instead of shooting her. Lyles who allegedly had a mental health illness and only weighed 100 pounds also raised eyebrows on why the officers couldn’t use other methods to restrain

The officers acted in self-defense, their attorneys argued.

“Ms. Lyles’ death is a direct result of her commission of felonies and failure to follow the clear verbal commands of Officers Anderson and McNew to ‘get back,’” the attorneys wrote in court papers, The Seattle Times reported.

The family’s attorney, Karen Koehler, said she will appeal the ruling.

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