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 ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - With a recent uptick in sexual assault reports on ECU’s campus, one student organization is taking steps to ensure that women on campus are equipped with 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 ...

As someone who loves early morning and late evening walks, as well as solo nights at the movie theater, personal safety is always at the back of my mind. Although experts say awareness and avoidance ...

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 ...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A grandfather in Johnston County shot his grandson and police say it was in self defense. It happened at a home in Benson on Kennedy Circle. Benson police say the ...

ISLAND PARK, Idaho — On Saturday morning, a big game hunter shot and killed a male grizzly bear in self-defense, according to a statement from the Idaho Fish and Game. The bear charged the man from a ...

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, ...

BENSON, N.C. (WNCN) — A Benson man allegedly shot his own grandson in the back Wednesday in ‘self defense,’ according to town officials. Officers with the Benson Police Department received a call ...

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KMBC NINE INVESTIGATES. SHE’S A CANDIDATE FOR TWO ELECTED POSITIONS IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY. BUT TODAY, SHE FACED A JUDGE. KMBC NINE ANDY ALCOCK IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE WYANDOTTE COUNTY COURTHOUSE TONIGHT.