<p>SEDALIA, Mo. — A Missouri man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a former sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot his daughter during a traffic stop last year.</p>
<p>John Fizer, the father of 25-year-old Hannah Fizer, argues in his lawsuit that her death could have been avoided if former Pettis County Deputy Jordan Schutte had followed accepted police practices, The Kansas City Star <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article249352605.html">reported</a>.</p>
<p>Schutte <a href="https://apnews.com/article/c2402b227f9ea86121ccbae480fc87a8"> shot Hannah Fizer</a> five times as she sat in her car during a June 13 traffic stop in Sedalia after he pulled her over in the city about 75 miles (120 kilomters) east of Kansas City for running a light and speeding. He told Missouri State Highway Patrol investigators that she had refused to identify herself, had a gun and threatened to shoot him. </p>
<p>The lawsuit contends that radio traffic shows Fizer identified herself and did not record her making any threats. She did not have a gun. Despite his claim that Fizer had threatened to shoot him, Schutte did not take cover, call for help or try to deescalate the situation, according to the lawsuit.</p>
<p>After the shooting, Schutte kept his gun pointed at Fizer as she remained motionless until paramedics arrived about five minutes later, according to the lawsuit.</p>
<p>A special prosecutor said in September that the shooting was “possibly avoidable” but ruled it was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/sedalia-laws-shootings-michael-brown-racial-injustice-3fe5e360bb8e77f2c9ba0e9c9afc806b">justified</a> because it could not be said that Schutte’s belief he was in danger was unreasonable. </p>
<p>Schutte was reinstated to the force but is no longer working for the sheriff’s office, Sheriff Brad Anders said Thursday. Schutte didn’t immediately reply to a message left at a Sedalia number listed as his.</p>
