If a stray bullet from police hits your car, do they have to pay for it?

When someone damages your property they have to pay right So what if police shoot your car while firing at someone do they have to repair the bicycle It s why one Wilton Manors resident turned to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser in search of answers Gregg walked out at in the morning to smoke a cigarette Then he stepped back inside Gregg Kodelman I m pouring the coffee and I hear Bang bang bang bang And I m going What crazy person is out shooting fireworks off ' It wasn t fireworks Wilton Manors Police had shot his neighbor Gregg Kodelman I look outside and I see my neighbor on the ground with police everywhere giving him chest compressions Police had been called to his neighbors house when he came out with what Gregg disclosed was a pellet gun they opened fire Gregg Kodelman They shot shots and nine are in the body and two in a car and one in the neighbor s house on the other side Somehow the neighbor survived Gregg then saw police had fired two shots into his Cadillac that was sitting in his driveway Gregg Kodelman This is the bullet that went through the upper part of the tourist door It s lodged in the frame of the airbag and the driver s seat Gregg says police stated him to call Wilton Manors and the city would take care of the damage He called Gregg Kodelman Absolutely no They have totally denied us anything They re claiming zero liability Gregg has this bullet the cops shot into his car an estimate to repair his Cadillac and more bad news Gregg Kodelman I mean the frame has been damaged on the car so they re welding a piece in The depreciation on the car is immense so I think they should replace the car But Gregg says the city has stated him they won t even pay his insurance deductible Gregg Kodelman I was in this house when the shooting happened They shoot my car I m supposed to pay for it Leaving an unhappy Wilton Manors taxpayer Gregg Kodelman You don t want to know what I think But I know what Gregg wants to know if the police shoot your property do they have to repair it Howard Howard Finkelstein If the police are justified in firing their weapons they are not responsible for any damage they cause even if they miss their target Legally that means the city doesn t have to pay to repair the car but legally they have the authority to pay Gregg to avoid a lawsuit because Gregg is a victim of the gunshots as well I contacted Wilton Manors they recounted me they were insured through the Florida League of Cities A spokesperson for that group wrote they do not comment on open matters They obviously didn t bother to check with a League of Cities coworker who had previously written to Gregg We have completed our research and this type of loss is not covered Gregg Kodelman And just blatantly lied to Gregg is happy to have his car back but planning to sue the city personnel who could have paid to repair it and vowing to remember them when they ask for his vote the next time Gregg Kodelman Absolutely not Absolutely not And I wouldn t vote for one of em that s in office As we invariably say if the politicians won t listen to you let them hear you at the ballot box And thank goodness Gregg had insurance because sometimes the person who damages your car is uninsured Or like in this affair legally doesn t have to pay Aiming to solve a matter but don t think you have a shot at fixing it Here is a bullet-in Let us fire off a inadequate solutions to repair the damage With this Help Me Howard I m Patrick Fraser News CONTACT HELP ME HOWARD Email helpmehoward wsvn comReporter Patrick Fraser at pfraser wsvn comMiami-Dade - -WSVNBroward - -WSVN