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A Utah couple sues Riverton police for their son's shooting death July Fourth.

They allege excessive force and scene manipulation after Ryan Ludeman's death.

Riverton police claim actions were lawful; parents seek $30 million in damages.

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah couple is suing Riverton police after an officer shot and killed their son on a sidewalk after a Fourth of July celebration last year. They allege officers used excessive force, then manipulated the scene.

"We really don't want any other parents to live through the horror and the nightmare of, of what we're going through," Janelle Ludeman said.

Her son Ryan Ludeman, 23, was leaving the fireworks show last year when he was pulled over by officers investigating a minor car accident. When he refused to take a field

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