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 451 F.3d at 1159 (considering "the totality of the circumstances" under the Fourth Amendment objective-reasonableness standard). Although I certainly agree with the majority that these two facts were important ones considered in Zuchel II, I disagree that they rendered all other facts and factors meaningless. In assessing danger to self and others, a reasonable officer and a reviewing court must account for far more than what's highlighted in the single sentence quoted from Walker. To determine if conduct is objectively reasonable, we consider all circumstances, not just two circumstances. See ''Estate of Larsen ex rel. Sturdivan v. Murr'', 511 F.3d 1255, 1260 (10th Cir. 2008) ("We assess objective reasonableness based on whether the totality of the circumstances justified the use of force, and pay careful attention to the facts and circumstances of the particular case.") (citation omitted). Nothing in Walker deprives Officer Pitzer of summary judgment based on qualified immunity. To see why, we need look no further than our cases on point.

At the outset, it is important to recognize that this court has decided two Zuchel appeals, the first contesting the district court’s denial of summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds to the shooting officer, Zuchel v. Spinharney, 890 F.2d 273 (10th Cir. 1989) (Zuchel I), and the second contesting the sufficiency of the evidence after a $300,000 jury verdict against the city and county of Denver, Zuchel II, 997 F.2d at 730. Unfortunately, the majority ignores Zuchel I, where we affirmed the district court's denial of summary judgment to the shooting officer based on qualified immunity. We did so after acknowledging that the officer would easily be entitled to immunity if we considered only his evidence. 890 F.2d at 275. But because the record contained 3