In one, authorities concluded the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old was self-defense— with no one claiming they killed in ...

Carlos Rivera spoke about prior drug use, gang-related violence and other perils of a criminal lifestyle on the borough’s ...

As the Armed Attorneys explain, age and physical condition can influence how self-defense actions are perceived in court.

BOSTON — In an unusual special session, the Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments involving whether a man who killed a bystander during an altercation at the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside can argue he ...

An investigation into the June shooting death of a Pine Bluffs crop duster and former university-level rodeo athlete that left friends puzzled for ...

The outcome seems almost unbelievable in retrospect. A Tucson man shot and killed a visiting doctor during a traffic dispute. The shooter eventually acknowledged he made the wrong decision and pleaded ...

The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office cites Indiana’s Stand Your Ground law and “unique circumstances” in the fatal shooting ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A new bill proposed by a state representative would provide civil immunity to Michigan police officers who use deadly force when acting in self-defense. State Rep. James DeSana, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A Madison County judge today rejected a request in a June murder case to allow a self-defense hearing at a much earlier stage than is common in Alabama. Attorneys for Amber ...

SALT LAKE CITY — As Salt Lake County prosecutors are weighing what charges, if any, to file after a deadly shooting at the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City, Utah's self-defense law is likely a ...