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Philly prosecutors want to redefine when police can legally shoot. It’s now up to the Pa. Supreme Court

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court justices had no shortage of questions during oral arguments over the issue Tuesday. What they did not do is signal which way they may rule — or when.

Former Philadelphia Police Officer Ryan Pownall exits Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Center City, Philadelphia, on Tuesday morning, August 6, 2019.
Former Philadelphia Police Officer Ryan Pownall exits Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Center City, Philadelphia, on Tuesday morning, August 6, 2019.Read moreAnthony Pezzotti / File Photograph