COEUR d'ALENE - A homeowner whose backyard became the scene of an officer-involved shooting in June is seeking compensation from the city of Coeur d'Alene.

Sarah Shields filed a tort claim against the city on Nov. 25 and is asking for $18,000 in damages. The claim alleges that Shields' home was extensively damaged and that she suffers from emotional distress as a result of the incident in which a 28-year-old Coeur d'Alene man died.

"This use of excessive force by the Coeur d'Alene Police Department has resulted in the loss of sense of safety and security in our own home," Shields wrote in the claim. "To this day we are still anxious around police officers and are reminded of the events regularly by the damage our insurance won't cover."

On June 6, 2014, Coeur d'Alene Police Department officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance call on Dragonfly Drive in Coeur d'Alene.

According to Idaho State Police, just prior to the officers' arrival, one of the subjects involved in the domestic dispute, Thomas White of Coeur d'Alene, left the residence from which the call was placed, reportedly with a gun.

The officers set up a perimeter in the area and began searching for White. They located him in the backyard of a house next to the address where the call originated. Shots were fired and White was fatally wounded.

In her description of the events, which is part of the notice, Shields wrote that officers did not attempt "to clear her home or ensure a clear line of fire that wouldn't injure residents of the household."

"Bullets came through and destroyed our deck, back and front windows, floors, walls and articles of furniture," Shields wrote. "We were in no way involved in this crime and feel that we are being punished for simply being neighbors to a potentially dangerous individual that we did not know about."

The description also notes that the city of Coeur d'Alene did not help Shields with "cleaning the biowaste at the site of death of the suspect."

Judy House, who manages claims for the city, told The Press Thursday that less than a month after the claim was filed, a letter requesting more information on the matter was sent to Shields. She added that if Shields does not reply within two years of the date of the incident, the statute of limitation will expire.

Attempts by The Press to reach Shields were unsuccessful.