Reese Witherspoon</a>’s stepsister is fighting for justice after her son-in-law was killed by cops!<br /><br />The star’s sibling, Nashville real estate broker Marcie Sweet, had her world turned upside down</a> in January 2016 when her daughter’s husband</a>, Daniel Shaver, was shot at a hotel in Mesa, Arizona.<br /><br />Police had responded to a report that a rifle was pointing from the window of Shaver’s hotel room. The weapon was actually a pellet gun that Shaver, a 26-year-old pest control worker who was in town on business, had bought to exterminate birds.<br /><br /></a><br /><br />[ami-related id="1769723" url="https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2019/10/ryanp-phillippe-reaches-settlement-alleged-domestic-violence-victim-before-trial/" title="Ryan Phillippe Reaches Settlement With Alleged Assault Victim Days Before Trial" target="_blank" thumb="true" showsubt="false" imgsrc="https://i0.heartyhosting.com/radaronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ryan-Phillippe-Reaches-Settlement-With-Alleged-Domestic-Violence-Victim-Before-Trial-pp1.jpg?fit=1100%2C618&ssl=1" format="standard" flag="" channel="44" subtitle="Reese Witherspoon’s ex-husband was set to face off in court with Elsie Hewitt."]<br /><br />Officer Philip Brailsford was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. He was found not guilty after a six-week trial.<br /><br />But prosecutors insist the shooting was unjustified, and the Department of Justice has reopened the case.<br /><br />Shaver’s widow, Laney Sweet, and his parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Mesa police department, seeking damages of $100 million.<br /><br />It’s believed Oscar winner</a> Witherspoon, 43, is estranged from her stepsister, 47, who was born before their father, John, met Reese’s mom, Betty.<br /><br />[podcast_block]
