Peter Franz

Deadly force

Peter Franz was shot and killed after he came out of a home with an AR 15 rifle at about 11 p.m. He was reportedly acting delusional, disoriented and armed when police responded to the residence about 7:51 p.m. that night at the request of a family member. A report also stated since the first shot fired by Sniper Sgt. Jerry Burns by itself would have caused the death, none of the subsequent shots could be the cause of death for purpose of the legal homicide analysis.