A murder suspect can claim self-defense to justify killing an innocent bystander, the state’s highest court has ruled. The Supreme Judicial Court took up the Western Mass homicide case from 2023 ...

A resident opened fire on a man who was one of four men who entered his Miami Gardens home Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in what police say was likely a home invasion. The wounded man, Ezekiel Leatherwood, ...

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a bedroom can be considered a "residential structure" under state self-defense law. The ruling came after a man was convicted for attacking a neighbor who tried to ...

A person shot at a mall in Rock Hill Friday afternoon will face an assault charge because the person who shot him acted in self-defense, police said. The shooting happened around 2 p.m. at the Rock ...

The 33-year-old suspect in the Kroger Marketplace stabbing in Southgate was acting in self-defense while being punched at work, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. The suspect from ...

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The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that self-defense can excuse the killing of an unintended victim. However, defendants may be held responsible if their actions pose a substantial risk of ...

A man who shot an intruder as he entered his home armed with a semi-automatic rifle Monday morning acted in self-defense, Miami Gardens police concluded. And the man shot is now in jail facing ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez, charged with first-degree murder in the January 2023 shooting at the Holyoke Mall, can argue self-defense ...

FAYETTVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — With a murderer still on the loose after the double homicide that took place at Devil’s Den State Park on Saturday, some self-defense instructors are encouraging people ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the right to claim self-defense extends to someone who is inside a locked bedroom of a home, even if the person trying to enter has been invited ...

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WHNT) — A 73-year-old Tuscumbia man charged with killing his neighbor was set to go on trial next Monday, but the trial date has now been pushed back to December. Jerry Wayne Fisher ...