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More than five years ago, Fort Wayne police forcefully entered Rudy Escobedo's downtown apartment. Within seconds, he was dead.

After years of legal proceedings, a U.S. District Court jury will decide whether the officers acted with excessive force. The two-week trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Escobedo's family sued a number of Fort Wayne Police Department officers and the city of Fort Wayne. They alleged police violated Escobedo's constitutional rights by using excessive force and causing his death.

What is left for the jury to decide is whether individual officers – Fort Wayne Police Deputy Chief Martin Bender, Deputy Chief Douglas Lucker, Lt. Kevin Zelt, Sgt. Kevin Hunter, Sgt. Tim Selvia, officer Scott Straub, officer Jason Brown and officer Brian Martin – violated Escobedo's constitutional rights by acting with excessive force.

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