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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 person who kills an innocent bystander while defending themselves against a violent attacker can no longer be prosecuted for first- or second-degree murder, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday.

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, ...

Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense is upgrading its lauded Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicles for transporting cargo across battlefields with the ability to drive themselves – providing a critical ...

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 ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Dothan police say the shooting of a murder suspect at Wiregrass Commons Mall was an act of self-defense. However, the person was critically wounded, and an acquaintance faces ...

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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A man charged with stabbing a stranger to death last year with the other man’s knife claimed self defense as a Clackamas County jury heard closing arguments Friday. Bystander footage played in court ...