The former school police officer who shot an armed Nevada high school student in 2016 has filed a lawsuit two years after being fired by the Washoe County School District. In the suit, Cory Coombes alleges that the district did not accommodate his medically diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by the incident.
Coombes had to use deadly force on a 14-year-old male who was armed with two knives. Video from the day of the incident showed the student swinging the knives and lunging toward other students. The student survived the shooting but has long-term mental and physical disabilities from the injury.