DENVER (AP) — A judge on Wednesday refused to reconsider lawsuits filed by families who want a new hearing because of allegations that a police officer fatally shot a Columbine High School student.
The parents of Daniel Rohrbough have said they believe police Sgt. Dan O'Shea accidentally shot their son as he fled the 1999 school shooting. O'Shea has said he arrived at the school after Rohrbough was slain, and a sheriff's report concluded the boy was killed by a student gunman.
Even if O'Shea did fire the fatal shot, he is still protected by governmental immunity, U.S. District Judge Lewis T. Babcock said in Wednesday's ruling.