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A federal jury deliberated about 2 1/2 hours Thursday before ruling in favor of four Fort Wayne police supervisors in connection to the July 2005 fatal shooting of Rudy Escobedo.

The jury essentially ruled the supervisors’ actions did not constitute excessive force and that Escobedo’s constitutional rights were not violated.

The trial, which began Feb. 8 with jury selection, wrapped up Thursday with both sides telling the jurors how each believed they had proved their cases.

The jury was charged with determining whether the four police supervisors violated Escobedo’s civil rights when they decided to cut off negotiations and enter his Berry Street apartment, a move that ended in police fatally shooting Escobedo.

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